HR 2092
102th Congress
House
International Affairs
Civil actions and liability
Crime and Law Enforcement
Human rights
Limitation of actions
Murder
Torts
Torture
Victims of crimes
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991
Introduced: April 24, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
27 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 1992
Became Public Law No: 102-256.
Mar 12, 1992
Signed by President.
Mar 4, 1992
Presented to President.
Mar 4, 1992
Measure Signed in Senate.
Mar 3, 1992
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Mar 3, 1992
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jan 21, 1992
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
Nov 26, 1991
Received in the Senate, read the first time.
Nov 25, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 25, 1991
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 25, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 25, 1991
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 25, 1991
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 25, 1991
Mr. Mazzoli moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 25, 1991
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-367, Part I.
Nov 19, 1991
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Nov 19, 1991
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 12, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 11, 1991
Executive Comment Received from State.
Aug 6, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Jul 29, 1991
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 29, 1991
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 29, 1991
JOINT REFERRAL - Mr. Fascell asked unanimous consent that the bill be jointly referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 25, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from State.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 24, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 - Imposes civil liability on anyone who, under actual or apparent authority or under color of law of any foreign nation, subjects any individual to torture or extrajudicial killing. Directs a court to decline to hear a claim under this Act if the claimant has not exhausted adequate and available remedies in the place where the conduct giving rise to the claim occurred.
Specifies that no action shall be maintained under this Act unless it is commenced within ten years after the cause of action arose.
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Became Public Law No: 102-256.