[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 624 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 624

    Requesting the President of the United States and directing the 
 Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain 
documents in their possession relating to United States policies under 
the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman 
    or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Geneva Conventions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2005

Mr. Ackerman (for himself, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Meeks of New 
   York, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Watson, Mr. 
  Wexler, Ms. Lee, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Delahunt, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Payne) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Requesting the President of the United States and directing the 
 Secretary of State to provide to the House of Representatives certain 
documents in their possession relating to United States policies under 
the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman 
    or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Geneva Conventions.

    Resolved, That the President of the United States is requested and 
the Secretary of State is directed to provide to the House of 
Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution--
            (1) all documents, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions 
        in the possession of the President or the Secretary of State, 
        respectively, from the Department of State provided to the 
        Executive Office of the President since September 11, 2001, 
        relating to--
                    (A) United States policies under the United Nations 
                Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or 
                Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1465 U.N.T.S. 113) 
                toward individuals captured by or transferred to the 
                United States or detained in United States custody as 
                part of the Global War on Terror; and
                    (B) United States policies under the Geneva 
                Conventions (6 U.S.T. 3114, 6 U.S.T. 3217, 6 U.S.T. 
                3316, and 6 U.S.T. 3516) toward individuals captured by 
                or transferred to the United States or detained in 
                United States custody as part of the Global War on 
                Terror; and
            (2) all documents, including notes from meetings, memos, 
        and telephone and electronic mail records of internal 
        discussions since September 11, 2001, in the possession of the 
        President or the Secretary of State, respectively, relating to 
        United States policies under the United Nations Convention 
        against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment 
        or Punishment and the Geneva Conventions.
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