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Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to the Secretary of State's trip to Europe in December 2005.

Introduced: December 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2006
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
Feb 10, 2006
Reported adversely by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 109-376.
Feb 8, 2006
Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
Feb 8, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 18, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Dec 18, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requests the President and directs the Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs, calendars, minutes, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions, in the possession of the President or the Secretary, respectively, from the Department of State provided to the Executive Office of the President in preparation for and during the Secretary's trip to Germany, Belgium, Romania, and Ukraine in December 2005, relating to: (1) U.S. policies under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment toward individuals captured by or transferred to the United States or detained in U.S. custody; and (2) U.S. policies regarding any facility outside of U.S. territory for the detention of individuals captured by or transferred to the United States or detained in U.S. custody.

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Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 147.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2