S.1285 - Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009

A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure and open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. view all titles (7)

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  • Official: A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure and open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 as passed senate.
  • Short: OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 as passed senate.
  • Official: A bill to provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing exemptions, to ensure and open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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News Coverage

06/18/09
Senate Approves Ban on Release of ...

The Senate on Wednesday night quietly passed a ban on the release of any photos that allegedly depict detainee abuse.

Source: Fox News
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06/18/09
Senate OKs block of alleged abuse...

The Senate passed by unanimous consent Wednesday a bill that would prevent the release of controversial photos of alleged U.S. abuse of p...

Source: CNN
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06/17/09
House Meets At... 10:00 am: Legisl...

It's not, but Joe's happy enough, having seen a free-standing bill (S. 1285) to effect the coverup pass the Senate by unanimous consent y...

Source: Congress Matters
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06/27/11
S.1285 - OpenCongress

S.1285 - Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the cr...

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10/12/10
Kalima » von der konservativen Res...

in: Third World Quarterly 26/8, S. 1285 – 1301. Bayat, A. (2007). Making Islam democratic: Social movements and the post-islamist turn. D...

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10/10/10
LarpWiki: WaffenRechtFeuerWaffen

I S. 1285) in der zum Zeitpunkt des Inkrafttretens dieses Gesetzes geltenden Fassung oder ein durch Rechtsverordnung nach § 25 Abs. 1 Nr....

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10/04/10
Government Policy: Public Financin...

Other than one hearing, no legislative activity occurred on five 110th Congress bills (H.R. 1614, H.R. 2817, H.R. 7022, S. 936, and S. 12...

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09/15/10
S. 1285 [110th]: Fair Elections No...

2 May 2007

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09/12/10
AELLA's statement to American citi...

S.Res. 196: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of expression in Iran...

Source: AELLA.ORG
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09/06/10
Geschlechteranalysen und -diskurse...

In: World Development, Bd. 28, Nr. 7, S. 1285-1306. Marchand, Marianne, & Anne Sisson Runyan (2001): „Feminist Sightings of Global Restru...

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08/31/10
Penny Hill Press » Blog Archive » ...

H.R. 1614, S. 936, and S. 1285 would have prohibited Senators and Representatives from sending mass mailings during a period starting 90 ...

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08/05/10
GOP Todd Long Sues DEM Alan Grayso...

H.R. 1614, S. 936, and S. 1285 would prohibit Senators and Representatives from sending mass mailings during a period starting 90 days pr...

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08/05/10
Libertarian Party of Citrus County...

H.R. 1614, S. 936, and S. 1285 would prohibit Senators and Representatives from sending mass mailings during a period starting 90 days pr...

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