To require the videotaping of interrogations and other pertinent actions between a detainee or prisoner in the custody or under the effective control of the armed forces of the United States pursuant to an interrogation, or other pertinent interaction, for the purpose of gathering intelligence and a member of the armed forces of the United States, an intelligence operative of the United States, or a contractor of the United States.
Latest action · Jan 27, 2005 Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the President to take such actions as are necessary, in accordance with specified laws and treaties, to ensure the videotaping of interrogations and other intelligence-related interactions between detainees or prisoners under the effective control of the U.S. Armed Forces, and members of the U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. intelligence operatives, or contractors of the United States. Directs the President to provide for the appropriate classification of such videotapes. Requires such videotapes to be made available, under seal if appropriate, to both the prosecution and defense if material to any military or civilian criminal proceeding.
Requires the President to take necessary actions to ensure immediate and unfettered access to detainees or prisoners in the custody or effective control of the U.S. Armed Forces by the following organizations: (1) International Federation of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent; (2) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; and (3) United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture.
Directs the Judge Advocate General to develop guidelines to ensure that the videotaping required by this Act is sufficiently expansive to prevent any abuse of detainees and prisoners and violations of specified laws and treaties.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2005 to Apr 14, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jan 25, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 14, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2005Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Jan 4, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-15)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Charities
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Constitutional amendments
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal procedure
- Evidence (Law)
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- Intelligence officers
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Iraq compilation
- Judges
- Law
- Military and naval offenses
- Military intelligence
- Military law
- Military personnel
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners' rights
- Punishment
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security classification (Government documents)
- Social Welfare
- Torture
- Treaties
- Video tape recording
- War crimes
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
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