US HB3781 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a prison term of up to 10 years on any person who, acting under color of law, commits, or attempts or conspires to commit, torture. Increases such prison term to any term of years or life if death results from such torture. Defines "torture" to mean intentionally inflicting severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on a person for such purposes as obtaining from that person or another person information or a confession, punishing that person, or intimidating or coercing that person or another person, or for any reason based on discrimination, but does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to lawful sanctions.
Title
Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2011
Sponsors
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI] | Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-01-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
2012-01-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Subjects
Crime and law enforcement
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement officers
Sex offenses
Violent crime
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement officers
Sex offenses
Violent crime
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3781/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3781/BILLS-112hr3781ih.pdf |