Topic

Torture

Bills 229 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

229 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 73. 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
229 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 91–120, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HR 1413 Women and Children in Crisis and Conflict Protection Act of 2005 109th 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. 109th March 15, 2005
HR 1133 ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005 109th March 3, 2005
HR 1050 Living Wage, Jobs For All Act 109th March 24, 2005
HR 952 Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act 109th March 17, 2005
HR 688 SAFER Act 109th April 4, 2005
HR 418 REAL ID Act of 2005 109th 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. 109th January 27, 2005
HR 100 Citizens and Legal Immigration Act 109th 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. 109th November 14, 2006
HRES 1024 Directing the Attorney General to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. 109th September 20, 2006
HRES 1023 Requesting the President to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. 109th September 20, 2006
HRES 1022 Directing the Secretary of State to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. 109th September 20, 2006
HRES 1021 Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. 109th September 20, 2006
HRES 1020 Directing the Secretary of Defense to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to Maher Arar. 109th 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. 109th 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. 109th 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. 109th 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. 109th 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. 109th 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. 109th February 10, 2006
S 3930 Military Commissions Act of 2006 109th October 17, 2006
S 3929 A bill to authorize military commissions to bring terrorists to justice, to strengthen and modernize terrorist surveillance capabilities, and for other purposes. 109th September 25, 2006
S 3901 Military Commissions Act of 2006 109th September 14, 2006
S 3886 Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006 109th September 14, 2006
S 3861 Bringing Terrorists to Justice Act of 2006 109th September 13, 2006
S 3708 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 109th July 20, 2006
S 2611 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 109th May 25, 2006
S 2391 BORDERS Act of 2006 109th March 8, 2006
S 2096 Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005 109th December 14, 2005

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.