H.R.2082 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)

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  • Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as reported to house.
  • Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed house.
  • Official: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 as passed senate.

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09/02/08
Me, on the Issues

But in February 2008 he voted against HR 2082, which would have prevented CIA waterboarding. He has advocated closing Guantanamo Bay in the past, but stays relatively silent on the subject these days, as it is unpopular with ...

09/02/08
Arab/Muslim Americans should NOT vote for Barak Obama - Mideast ...

We’ve been in Japan for 60 years”; a candidate who recently voted against HR 2082, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which included provisions that would have prevented the CIA from waterboarding prisoners ...

08/30/08
Blogs For Victory » What Does the Governor of Alaska Do?

2/13/08 Vote 21: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2082; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes 2/12/08 Vote 20: S 2248: S.2248 as Amended; ...

08/28/08
The Real John McCain

-In 2008, after himself being tortured while in Vietnam he voted no on HR 2082, the Intelligence Authorization Bill which would have held the CIA to the same legal interrogation standards found in the Army Field Manual and later praised ...

08/23/08
http://www.votesmart.org

HR 2082, NV, Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45). 02/07/2008, Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140, NV, Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16). 01/22/2008, Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986, NV, Bill Passed - Senate ...

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08/22/08
CT-04: Chris Shays hearts Obama

... college tuition and voting against exempting middle class families from the Alternative Minimum Tax (HR 3996) - Voting against a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq (HR 1591) - Voting to allow torture by CIA interrogators (HR 2082) ...

Source: Daily Kos
08/20/08
West Virginia Blue:: Why Torture? ASK JOHN McCAIN

On February 13, 2008, (Roll Call 22 on the Conference Report - HR 2082) Senator John McCain voted against banning the use of torture, despite all the months he jawboned the media about respecting the Army's field manual interrogation ...

08/19/08
PolitiFact | McCain consistently opposed to torture

U.S. Senate, "Vote on the Conference Report (HR 2082)" Feb. 13, 2008. Interview with Tom Malinowski, the Washington director of Human Rights Watch, Aug. 18, 2008. Written by: Robert Farley Researched by: Robert Farley ...

08/04/08
Presidency

On March 8, 2008, Bush vetoed HR 2082, a bill that would have expanded Congressional oversight over the intelligence community and banned the use of waterboarding as well as other forms of enhanced interrogation techniques, ...

08/01/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6575 Over-Classification ...

[1]; H.R.2082 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal... [1]; S.1558 Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act... [1]; H.R.6576 Reducing Information Control Designations... [1]; H.R.1593 Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safe. ...

08/01/08
Letter from Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, July 30, 2008 on ...

This language was included in the Intelligence Authorization Act (HR 2082) and would have prevented intelligence agencies from engaging in torture. The President objected to this language and subsequently vetoed the Intelligence ...

07/28/08
John McCain, Torture Enabler

On February 13 of this year, McCain interrupted his campaign for President to come back to the Senate to vote against HR 2082, the Intelligence Authorization Act. The specific provision of this act which McCain wanted to vote against ...

07/24/08
JURIST - Paper Chase: US House votes to prohibit contractors from ...

In March, Bush vetoed [JURIST report] the Intelligence Authorization Act of 2008 [HR 2082 materials], which included a similar provision limiting CIA interrogators to interrogation techniques explicitly authorized by the 2006 Army Field ...

07/24/08
McCain Waffles On Waterboarding: Votes Against Torture Ban | PEEK ...

110-478 accompanying H.R. 2082) which provides:. SEC. 327. LIMITATION ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES. (a) Limitation- No individual in the custody or under the effective control of an element of the intelligence community or ...

07/22/08
Civil liberties and terrorist detainees

On March 8, 2008, Bush vetoed HR 2082, a bill that would have expanded Congressional oversight over the intelligence community and banned the use of waterboarding as well as other forms of enhanced interrogation techniques, ...

07/21/08
Kevin Powell: Open Letter to Congressman Ed Towns

HR 2082: Intelligence Authorization Act. -- HR 526: Supporting Home Ownership and Responsible Lending. -- HR 3246: Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007. -- HR 1: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act ...

07/20/08
McCain Flip-Flops on Torture

HR 2082 is a bill that would require the intelligence community to adhere to the interrogation techniques outlined in the Army Field Manual and ban waterboarding. Once again, McCain shows his true colors by putting politics before ...

07/15/08
2008feb13_unifinterogs_l

February 13, 2008Dear Senator, As the US Senate considers the conference report for HR 2082, the FY 2008 Intelligence Authorization legislation, I write on behalf of the American Bar Association to voice our strong support for the ...

07/08/08
Civil liberties and terrorist detainees

On March 8, 2008, Bush vetoed HR 2082, a bill that would have expanded Congressional oversight over the intelligence community and banned the use of waterboarding as well as other forms of enhanced interrogation techniques, ...

07/07/08
Lettera contro la tortura

The FY 2008 Intelligence Authorization Act, HR 2082, will be placed before you shortly.It contains an important provision, Section 327, which would expand the ban on torture tointelligence agencies. I respectfully urge you to sign these ...

Source: Kaire
07/06/08
Unes

Unes Download After he vetoed HR 2082, the “Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,” George Bush submitted the following explanation to the House of Representatives:. Section 327 of the bill would harm our national security ...

Source: Unes
07/05/08
we hold these truths to be self-evident

... that included timelines for the withdrawal of troops from iraq (hr 1591) or barred the use of torture (hr 2082). while his use of the veto thus far has actually been less than his predecessor (who vetoed 37 pieces of legislation), ...

07/05/08
we hold these truths to be self-evident

... that included timelines for the withdrawal of troops from iraq (hr 1591) or barred the use of torture (hr 2082). while his use of the veto thus far has actually been less than his predecessor (who vetoed 37 pieces of legislation), ...

06/30/08
Cia Factbook

A duel finished waging during the occasion months as respects the 110th Soviet capping studied Catty Lapse rule Cia Factbook Canada Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook (HR 2082) that would have required the Central Intelligence ...

06/30/08
Dole Defends McCain, slaps Gen. Clark | KansasCity.com Prime Buzz

The torture bill cited by -- HR 2082. Submitted by jeetzwillager on June 30, 2008 - 8:55pm. Here's the torture bill that Midtown Guy is citing -- yawn. It was a tortured bill, alright. H.R.2082 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal ...

06/29/08
Cia World Factbook

Cia World Factbook 2008 Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook (HR 2082) that would have required the Central Intelligence Agency and other members of the intelligence community . the use of torture techniques by the CIA, ...

06/27/08
Central Intelligence Agency

Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook (HR 2082) that would have required the Central Intelligence Agency and other members of the intelligence community . the use of torture techniques by the CIA, close secret prisons and hold the ...

06/19/08
John McCain — McFlipFlop?

However, in February 2008 he voted against HR 2082, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which included provisions that would have prevented the CIA from waterboarding prisoners. McCain later said that the bill in ...

06/18/08
Veto message on HR 2082 : message from the President of the United ...

United States. President (2001- : Bush)

06/18/08
a deeper concern

vote 22: hr 2082: hr 2082 conference report ; intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2008 not voting. 2/13/08 vote 21: on the cloture motion: motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany hr 2082; ...

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