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Human Rights Information Act

Introduced: April 29, 1999 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 5, 2000

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Apr 5, 2000

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 14, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E966-967)

May 10, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

Apr 29, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Apr 29, 1999

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Human Rights Information Act - Requires certain Federal agencies to identify and organize all human rights records regarding activities occurring in Guatemala and Honduras after 1944 for declassification and disclosure purposes, and to make them available to the public.

Instructs the President to report to Congress regarding agency compliance.

Prescribes guidelines under which the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel shall review agency determinations to postpone public disclosure of any human rights record. Authorizes postponement of such public disclosures on specified grounds.

Requires any U.S. agency, upon request by an entity created by the United Nations, the Organization of American States (or similar entity), a national truth commission (or similar entity), or from the principal justice or human rights official of a country that is investigating a pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, to review, declassify, and publicly disclose any human pertinent rights records.

Directs the Information Security Policy Advisory Council to report to Congress on declassification of human rights records relating to other countries and to make such report available to the public.

Creates two additional positions in the Panel in order to implement this Act.

What's happening now April 5, 2000

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

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