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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Feb 14, 2006
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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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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · D–CA
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Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
Reported adversely by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 109-376.
Reported adversely by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 109-376.
Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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