HR 5460
110th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Human rights
International Affairs
Prisoners of war
Prisoners' rights
Punishment
Torture
To amend the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and title 18, United States Code, to include waterboarding in the definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 14, 2008
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 14, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and the federal criminal code to include waterboarding (simulated drowning) within the definitions of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, and torture.
Includes individuals under the custody or physical control of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) within the protection against cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cosponsors
1