3.0.0 654 2019-11-15T21:51:01Z 2019-11-15T21:51:01Z Senate S S 2005-03-17 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-17T18:45:36Z 2005-11-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12520-12521) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3008-3009) IntroReferral 2005-03-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3007-3008, S3008-3009) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-03-17 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-03-17 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-03-17 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-04-06 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2005-06-30 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2006-03-02 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-03-08 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2006-04-06 False International Affairs Administrative procedure Armed Forces and National Security Central Intelligence Agency Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Department of State Deportation Detention of persons Extradition Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Human rights Immigration Judicial officers Law Secret service Torture Treaties International Affairs 00 2005-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-13T18:45:32Z Convention Against Torture Implementation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual list of countries where torture is known to be used.

Prohibits the direct or indirect transfer or return of persons by the United States or any contractor: (1) to a listed country; or (2) if substantial grounds exist for believing a person would be in danger of torture.

Sets forth conditions under which: (1) the Secretary may waive such transfer prohibition; and (2) a treaty-based transfer may occur.

]]> Convention Against Torture Implementation Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Convention Against Torture Implementation Act of 2005 Display Title Convention Against Torture Implementation Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the expulsion, return, or extradition of persons by the United States to countries engaging in torture, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s654is/xml/BILLS-109s654is.xml 2005-11-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12520-12521) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.