To prohibit the return of persons by the United States, for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons.
Latest action · Jun 25, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1291)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees, every six months, a list of each country where torture or degrading treatment is commonly used in interrogation and detention. Prohibits, with specified waiver authority, the transfer of a person in U.S. custody to such a country.
States that such prohibition shall not be construed to apply to the legal extradition of a person under a bilateral or multilateral extradition treaty if, prior to extradition, that person has recourse to a U.S. court to challenge the extradition on the basis that there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture or degrading treatment in the requesting country.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 7, 2004 to Oct 4, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Sep 9, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Oct 4, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 23, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1291)
- Jun 24, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1225)
- Jun 23, 2004Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2004Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11018 | Edward J. Markey D-MA | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1291 | Edward J. Markey D-MA | Jun 25, 2004 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1225 | Edward J. Markey D-MA | Jun 24, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-55 | NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES145 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Aug 17, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the return of persons by the United States, for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Detention of persons
- Directories
- Extradition
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Judicial review
- Law
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Police questioning
- Prison violence
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners' rights
- Punishment
- Torture
- Treaties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2004Introduced in House
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