Ask Congress to Support the Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284)
Fact Sheet (2.15 MB)Introduced by Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Ken Buck (R-CO) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, the bipartisan Amache National Historic Site Act (H.R. 2497/S.1284) would make the Granada Relocation Center, a World War II Japanese incarceration site in Colorado known as “Amache”, a National Park. The legislation has passed in the House and will be up for a vote in the Senate.
“I urge Congress to pass the Amache National Historic Site Act. The time is not only right; it is long overdue.” – Amache Survivor Bob Fuchigami
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