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HR 5688 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Law enforcement officers Violent crime

Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2010

Introduced: July 1, 2010 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a prison term of up to 10 years on any person who, acting under color of federal, state, or local law, commits, or attempts or conspires to commit, torture. Increases such prison term to any term of years or life if death results from such torture. Defines "torture" to mean intentionally inflicting severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on a person for such purposes as obtaining from that person or another person information or a confession, punishing that person, or intimidating or coercing that person or another person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, but does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to lawful sanctions.

What's happening now July 1, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5688: Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5688/
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"H.R. 5688: Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5688/.
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H.R. 5688, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5688/.
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