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5/7/2009--Introduced.Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that President Obama should : (1) reaffirm the nation's commitment to the rule of law, checks and balances, the legislative process, and the Bill of Rights; (2) support Congress's right of access to information to perform its legislative and oversight functions; (3) cooperate with congressional investigations into the lack of prosecutions under the War Crimes Act and the Federal Anti-Torture Act despite allegations of serious violations; (4) reaffirm U.S. treaty obligations under the Geneva Conventions and ensure that all individuals held by the United States have access to petition for a writ of habeas corpus; (5) ensure that all suspected terrorists at Guantanamo are immediately tried in fair judicial proceedings; (6) engage the international community to ensure the release of innocent detainees; (7) require independent judicial review of claims of state secrets privilege by executive branch officials; (8) reaffirm that the Office of the Vice President is part of the executive branch; (9) collaborate with Congress to investigate presidential pardons and articulate comprehensive standards to guide future pardons; and (10) commit to providing all signing statements for publication, affirm Congress' right to participate in court proceedings regarding the constitutionality of such statements, and ensure that Congress can obtain testimony from administration officials claiming executive privilege to justify such statements.Calls on the President to cooperate with congressional efforts to: (1) establish an independent investigation to hold all Bush Administration officials accountable for any crimes; (2) ensure that the disclosure of the identity of any U.S. intelligence agent could give rise to criminal liability; (3) restore faith in the American justice system by investigating and censuring officials for misconduct in office; (4) repeal the redefinition of grave abuses of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions included in the Military Commissions Act of 2006; (5) tighten standards for when a declaration of war is required for military action; (6) strengthen federal perjury laws to prohibit the issuance of false statements, concealment, or false documentation in any matter related to a presidential request for a declaration of war; (7) codify strong anti-torture language and approve uniform standards for interrogation of individuals in U.S. custody; and (8) prohibit the transfer of persons by the U.S. for detention, interrogation, or trial to a country that supports torture, cruel, or degrading treatment in the detention or interrogation of individuals.

1244779200 2009-06-12 Sat Nov 14 02:52:42 -0600 2009 introduced 57398 'abus':36 'hous':6 'sens':3 'work':15 'damag':18 'illeg':20 'obama':12 'power':40 'taken':22 'action':21 'barack':11 'branch':39 'execut':38 'immedi':14 'presid':10 'repres':8 'revers':17 'express':1 'prevent':33 'collabor':28 'congress':30 'proactiv':32 'administr':26 'bush/cheney':25 72941 false official action 57398 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199270 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. B001230 1962-02-11 5103 2446 Rayburn Building http://www.house.gov/formbaldwin/IMA/get_address.htm 2 202-225-6942 Tammy 'd':4 '-2':6 'wi':5 'rep':1 'tammi':2,7,9 'baldwin':3,8,10 F 400013 Baldwin Tammy_Baldwin Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] 2313 N00004367 8655 Democrat 202-225-2906 WI Tammy Baldwin 4.96296296296296 http://tammybaldwin.house.gov/ action 57398 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199270 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. action 57398 1244779200 Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 199269 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. action 57398 1241668800 Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 194285 Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent Select) action 57398 1241668800 Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 194284 Referred to House Foreign Affairs action 57398 1241668800 Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 194283 Referred to House Armed Services action 57398 1241668800 Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 194282 Referred to House Judiciary action 57398 1241668800 Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 194281 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. introduced 57398 1241668800 Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0500 2009 194280