HR 2901
109th Congress
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Detainee Treatment Accountability Act
Introduced: June 14, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 14, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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