US Congress House Bill 2875 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 76-0)
Status: Introduced on June 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-15 - Referred to House Armed Services
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) submit a certification to the President for any photograph taken between September 11, 2001, and January 22, 2009, that relates to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States if the Secretary determines that disclosure of such photograph would endanger U.S. citizens or members of the Armed Forces or U.S. government employees deployed outside the United States; and (2) submit timely notice of such certification to Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to submit a renewal of a certification at any time. Provides that a certification or a renewal shall expire after three years. Exempts such a certified photograph from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), but does not preclude voluntary disclosure.

Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009

Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. John Boehner [R-OH]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]	Rep. Eric Cantor [R-VA]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]
Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]	Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Rep. John Shadegg [R-AZ]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]
Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-15		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-06-15		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-06-15		Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

HB2712 (Related) 2009-06-04 - Referred to House Armed Services
HB3015 (Related) 2009-06-24 - Referred to House Armed Services
SB1100 (Related) 2009-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB1260 (Same As) 2009-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB1285 (Related) 2009-06-18 - Referred to House Armed Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2875/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2875/BILLS-111hr2875ih.pdf