American Anti-Torture Act of 2007
Latest action · Dec 3, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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.
- IntroducedNov 8, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Anti-Torture Act of 2007 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, the Department of Defense) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation.
Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, the Department of Defense) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.
Cosponsors 80
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 8, 2007 to Jul 8, 2008; 58 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Nov 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 5, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | May 5, 2008 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 11, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 8, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Nov 8, 2007 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 8, 2007 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Dec 3, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Nov 8, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 8, 2007Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Anti-Torture Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Introduced in House
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