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Detainee Treatment Accountability Act

Introduced: June 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 14, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Detainee Treatment Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to transmit a copy of any confidential or exclusive report provided to the Department of Defense (DOD) by an entity outside the U.S. government concerning treatment of DOD detainees held at any location in connection with an armed conflict, including the war on terror, within 15 days of receipt to: (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.

What's happening now June 14, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Jun 14, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 14, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jun 14, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Jun 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2901: Detainee Treatment Accountability Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2901/
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"H.R. 2901: Detainee Treatment Accountability Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2901/.
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H.R. 2901, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2901/.
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