Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
Latest action · Jul 22, 2004 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 216.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 25, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all documents in the possession of the Secretary, except those documents that have been found by a court to be protected by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e), relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any requisite instructions for handling such documents, including those concerning: (1) reports of certain nongovernmental organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, and references to such reports by the Secretary of State or an agency of the Department of State; (2) interrogation and detention operations and techniques; (3) applicability of human rights treaties, Federal criminal law, and the U.S. Constitution; (4) military training and command relationships; (5) presidential directives or claims of authority; (6) special access programs; (7) meetings and official roster entries; (8) records, including those of complaints, of prisoner and detainee treatment; (9) written statements and investigations; (10) contractor activities, including translation work; and (11) death and injury.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2004 to Jul 20, 2004; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-WI | David R. Obey | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jun 25, 2004 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jul 6, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jul 12, 2004 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 14, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Jul 19, 2004 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jul 20, 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 25, 2004Markup Jul 15, 2004Reported Jul 22, 2004 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Reported adversely by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-631.
- Jul 22, 2004Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 216.
- Jul 15, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2004Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 19.
- Jun 25, 2004Introduced in House
Research
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Committee report
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40879 | Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Archived | Report | Nov 9, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 700 | Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. | Related bill | Sep 7, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Secretary of State relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Afghanistan
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Army
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Charities
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional-executive relations
- Constitutional law
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Cuba
- Death
- Defense contracts
- Department of Defense
- Department of State
- Detention of persons
- Due process of law
- Evidence (Law)
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Human rights
- Intelligence officers
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military and naval offenses
- Military bases
- Military command and control
- Military intelligence
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Military training
- Misconduct in office
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Police
- Police training
- President and foreign policy
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners' rights
- Prisons
- Public records
- Self-incrimination
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- Subcontractors
- Suspects' rights
- Torture
- Translating and interpreting
- Treaties
- War crimes
- Whistle blowing
- Witnesses
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2004Reported in House
- Jun 25, 2004Introduced in House
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