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Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009

Introduced: June 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jun 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a certification to the President for any photograph relating to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States if the Secretary determines that disclosure of such photograph would endanger U.S. citizens or members of the Armed Forces or U.S. government employees deployed outside the United States.

Authorizes the Secretary to submit a renewal of a certification at any time. Provides that a certification or a renewal shall expire five years after submission.

Exempts such a certified photograph from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

What's happening now June 4, 2009

Referred to House Armed Services

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 2875 Related bill Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
  • HR 3015 Related bill To provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained…
  • S 1260 Related bill Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
  • S 1285 Related bill Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
  • S 1100 Identical bill Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2712: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2712/
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"H.R. 2712: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2712/.
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H.R. 2712, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2712/.
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