Topic

Prisoners' rights

Bills 138 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

138 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 108th at 39. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
35 bills in the 110th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 7136 Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2114) September 28, 2008
HR 7056 Interrogation and Detention Reform Act of 2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2095-2096) September 28, 2008
HR 6934 Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. September 17, 2008
HR 6705 Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 31, 2008
HR 6274 Boumediene Jurisdiction Correction Act Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. July 28, 2008
HR 5959 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 888. July 17, 2008
HR 5950 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. May 1, 2008
HR 5460 To amend the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and title 18, United States Code, to include waterboarding in the definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. March 17, 2008
HR 4660 Detainee Interrogation Recording Act of 2007 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. December 13, 2007
HR 4223 To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. November 15, 2007
HR 4109 Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. April 22, 2008
HR 2826 To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 4 . September 6, 2007
HR 2228 Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. May 9, 2007
HR 1889 Private Prison Information Act of 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. June 26, 2008
HR 1416 Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. March 19, 2007
HR 1352 Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. March 6, 2007
HR 1189 Habeas Corpus Preservation Act Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. March 19, 2007
HR 555 Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. February 2, 2007
HR 267 Military Commissions Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7367) June 28, 2007
HR 178 JUSTICE Act of 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10796) September 25, 2007
HRES 1334 Calling upon the Government of China to account for those detained during March 2008 protests and to recognize the fundamental human rights of all Tibetans, including monks, nuns, and innocent civilians, currently detained by the Government of China. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. July 10, 2008
HRES 285 Condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the Iranian Government's seizure of 15 British sailors and marines in the Shatt al Arab waterway on March 23, 2007, and asking for the immediate repatriation of these sailors and marines to the United Kingdom. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. March 29, 2007
S 3640 Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9720-9721) September 26, 2008
S 3594 Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. September 25, 2008
S 3437 Restoring America's Integrity Act Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (text of measure as introduce: CR S8045) August 1, 2008
S 3401 Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. July 31, 2008
S 3386 Limitations on Interrogation Techniques Act of 2008 Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. July 31, 2008
S 3114 Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act) June 11, 2008
S 3005 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. May 12, 2008
S 2010 Private Prison Information Act of 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. August 3, 2007

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