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HR 4448 108th Congress House

International Commission To Monitor United States-Held Prisoners in Iraq Act of 2004

Official title: To require the President to seek the establishment of an international commission for monitoring the treatment of persons in United States custody in Iraq.

Introduced: June 9, 2004 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCrime and Law EnforcementHuman rightsInternational agencies
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International lawIraqIraq compilationMiddle East and North AfricaMilitary operationsPrisoners of warPrisoners' rightsTreaties
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 20, 2004
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 Latest action May 20, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

International Commission to Monitor United States-Held Prisoners in Iraq Act of 2004 - Directs the President to seek to establish an international commission for monitoring the treatment of persons in U.S. custody in Iraq.

States that it is the sense of Congress that such international commission should monitor the treatment of persons in U.S. custody in Iraq so as to ensure compliance with the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and other relevant international instruments and to provide assurances to the people of Iraq and the international community that such persons' treatment accords with international law.

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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4448: International Commission To Monitor United States-Held Prisoners in Iraq Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4448/
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"H.R. 4448: International Commission To Monitor United States-Held Prisoners in Iraq Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4448/.
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H.R. 4448, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4448/.
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