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HR 1662 101th Congress House International Affairs Civil actions and liability Claims District courts Government liability (International law) Homicide Human rights Jurisdiction Murder Torture

Torture Victim Protection Act of 1989

Introduced: April 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1989
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 2, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 2, 1989
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 2, 1989
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 362 - 4 (Roll No. 259).
Oct 2, 1989
Considered as unfinished business.
Oct 2, 1989
Yeas and Nays were ordered. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
Oct 2, 1989
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 2, 1989
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Oct 2, 1989
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 2, 1989
Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 29, 1989
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 168.
Sep 29, 1989
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
May 16, 1989
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 101-55, Part I.
Apr 25, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 25, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Apr 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Apr 5, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 5, 1989
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 4, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Torture Victim Protection Act of 1989 - Imposes civil liability on anyone who, under color of law of any foreign nation, subjects any individual to torture or extrajudicial killing. Grants jurisdiction over such cases to U.S. district courts only after claimants have exhausted all available remedies in the place where the conduct giving rise to the claim occurred.

What's happening now October 3, 1989

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 19, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1662: Torture Victim Protection Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1662/
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"H.R. 1662: Torture Victim Protection Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1662/.
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H.R. 1662, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1662/.
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