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HR 4011 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Military law

American Anti-Torture Act of 2012

Introduced: February 9, 2012 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 9, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 9, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Anti-Torture Act of 2012 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, the Department of Defense [DOD]) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.

Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, DOD) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.

What's happening now February 16, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 26, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Mar 22, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Feb 9, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· Feb 9, 2012
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Feb 9, 2012
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Feb 9, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 9, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 9, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 9, 2012
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Feb 9, 2012
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 9, 2012
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 9, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 9, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4011: American Anti-Torture Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4011/
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"H.R. 4011: American Anti-Torture Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4011/.
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H.R. 4011, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4011/.
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