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To amend the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and title 18, United States Code, to include waterboarding in the definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture, and for other purposes.
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32d open
vs 7,255 other HR bills in the 110th — cohort avg 47d
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2008 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
HR 1593, Second Chance Act of 2007. HR 2082, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, provision related to section 327, to apply the Army Field Manuel to the CIA. HR 5460, To amend the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and title 18, United States Code, to include waterboarding in the definition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment and in the definition of torture, and for other purposes. S 1060, Second Chance Act of 2007. Issues related to crack/powder cocaine sentencing. Issues related to reforming the Prison Reform Litigation Act. Issues related to the Stephen Bradbury nomination. Issues related to the US policy on torture, interrogation, and rendition. Issues related to Habeas corpus restoration for Guantanamo detainees. Issues related to the domestic implementation of US international human rights obligations.
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Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2008 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.Con.Res 239, Birthparent Recognition resolution; HR 5460, Birthparent Assistance Act, to provide counseling services to birthparents whose child is adopted; no legislation, but urging the introduction of a national putative father registry database bill; urged the Ecomomic Stimulus Act be revised re how taxpayers with children who have only an Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number (but not a S.S. #) claim a stimulus amount; and, HR 273/HR 471/S 561, to repeal the sunset of adoption tax credit.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE