HR 2901 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Detainee Treatment Accountability Act

Introduced Jun 14, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Ellen O. Tauscher D-CA

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Latest action · Jun 14, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 14, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Detainee Treatment Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to transmit a copy of any confidential or exclusive report provided to the Department of Defense (DOD) by an entity outside the U.S. government concerning treatment of DOD detainees held at any location in connection with an armed conflict, including the war on terror, within 15 days of receipt to: (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2005 to Jul 29, 2005; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.OriginalJun 14, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-COMark UdallOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalJun 14, 2005
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 29, 2005

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jun 14, 2005

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2005Introduced in House
  2. Jun 14, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the transmission to congressional committees of certain reports pertaining to international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees.
Short Titles as Introduced
Detainee Treatment Accountability Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2005Introduced in House

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