Topic

Torture

Bills 260 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

260 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 108th at 79. 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
77 bills in the 109th Congress. Showing 31–60, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 3044 Military Commissions Act of 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. July 26, 2005
HR 3038 Guantanamo Detainees Procedures Act of 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1322) June 23, 2005
HR 3003 To establish an independent Commission to investigate detainee abuses. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. July 18, 2005
HR 2863 Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-148. December 30, 2005
HR 2862 Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-108. November 22, 2005
HR 2601 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172. July 22, 2005
HR 2017 Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-165. January 10, 2006
HR 1763 Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. May 10, 2005
HR 1413 Women and Children in Crisis and Conflict Protection Act of 2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. March 17, 2005
HR 1321 To make funds available to pay the United States prisoners of war that brought suit against the Government of Iraq in the case of Acree v. Republic of Iraq. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. March 15, 2005
HR 1133 ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. March 3, 2005
HR 1050 Living Wage, Jobs For All Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. March 24, 2005
HR 952 Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations. March 17, 2005
HR 688 SAFER Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. April 4, 2005
HR 418 REAL ID Act of 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 17, 2005
HR 112 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. Executive Comment Requested from DOD. January 27, 2005
HR 100 Citizens and Legal Immigration Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. March 2, 2005
HRES 1081 Expressing the sympathy of House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. November 14, 2006
HRES 1024 Directing the Attorney General to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. September 20, 2006
HRES 1023 Requesting the President to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. September 20, 2006
HRES 1022 Directing the Secretary of State to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. September 20, 2006
HRES 1021 Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. September 20, 2006
HRES 1020 Directing the Secretary of Defense to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. September 20, 2006
HRES 794 Recognizing the 17th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. June 12, 2006
HRES 642 Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Secretary of State's trip to Europe in December 2005. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 147. February 10, 2006
HRES 637 Censuring Vice President Richard B. Cheney for failing to respond to requests for information concerning allegations that he and others in the Administration misled Congress and the American people regarding the decision to go to war in Iraq, misstated and manipulated intelligence information regarding the justification for the war, countenanced torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of persons in Iraq, and permitted inappropriate retaliation against critics of the Administration and for failing to adequately account for specific misstatements he made regarding the war. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. December 18, 2005
HRES 636 Censuring President George W. Bush for failing to respond to requests for information concerning allegations that he and others in his Administration misled Congress and the American people regarding the decision to go to war in Iraq, misstated and manipulated intelligence information regarding the justification for the war, countenanced torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of persons in Iraq, and permitted inappropriate retaliation against critics of his Administration, for failing to adequately account for specific misstatements he made regarding the war, and for failing to comply with Executive Order 12958. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. December 18, 2005
HRES 635 Creating a select committee to investigate the Administration's intent to go to war before congressional authorization, manipulation of pre-war intelligence, encouraging and countenancing torture, retaliating against critics, and to make recommendations regarding grounds for possible impeachment. Referred to the House Committee on Rules. December 18, 2005
HRES 624 Requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to United States policies under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Geneva Conventions. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 146. February 10, 2006
S 3930 Military Commissions Act of 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-366. October 17, 2006

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