Detainee Interrogation Recording Act of 2007

Legislation/Treaties " Department of Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status,interrogation and rendition (S. 1548) " Material support legislation (H.R. 2764) "National Security with Justice Act (S. 1876) Detainee Interrogation Recording Act (H.R. 4660) Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Expansion and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2740) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act (S. 3155) Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 3846) Detainee Basic Medical Care Act (H.R. 5950) Policies/Issues Detention of and access to courts for alleged enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as supporters of terrorism and barred entry into US Accountability for private security and military contractors Juvenile justice: deinstitutionalization of status offenders, juveniles in adult prisons, ethnic and racial disparities, and conditions of confinement Prison reduction and support for age-appropriate youth crime prevention and intervention programs Improve medical care for detained immigrants; establish reporting procedures for deaths in detention

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)