Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Punishment

Bill Introduced: S.Res.626 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.

2008-07-24T20:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court of the United States erroneously decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, No. 07-343 (2008), and that the eighth amendment to the Constitution of the United States allows the imposition of the death penalty for the rape of a child.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.96 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.

2008-06-25T20:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the penalty of death for the rape of a child.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.82 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

2008-05-07T20:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States allowing castration after conviction for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.83 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

2008-05-07T20:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the Constitution does not preclude a penalty of death, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child under 16 years of age.

Bill Introduced: H.R.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.

2008-02-13T19:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.857 Calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take immediate actions to drop all charges against the Saudi rape victim known as the "Qatif Girl".

2007-12-10T19:00:00Z

Calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to take immediate actions to drop all charges against the Saudi rape victim known as the "Qatif Girl".

Bill Introduced: H.R.4223 To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2007-11-14T19:00:00Z

To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3728 International Women's Freedom Act of 2007

2007-10-01T20:00:00Z

To express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3096 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007

2007-07-18T20:00:00Z

To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam.

Bill Introduced: S.1469 Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Closure Act of 2007

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2228 Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2007

2007-05-08T20:00:00Z

To encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom in Ethiopia.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2212 To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

2007-05-07T20:00:00Z

To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1249 A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

2007-04-29T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.285 Condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the Iranian Government's seizure of 15 British sailors and marines in the Shatt al Arab waterway on March 23, 2007, and asking for the immediate repatriation of these sailors and marines to the United Kingdom.

2007-03-28T20:00:00Z

Condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the Iranian Government's seizure of 15 British sailors and marines in the Shatt al Arab waterway on March 23, 2007, and asking for the immediate repatriation of these sailors and marines to the United Kingdom.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1415 Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007

2007-03-07T19:00:00Z

To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1050 A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act

2007-02-13T19:00:00Z

To establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.576 Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007

2007-02-12T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights.

Bill Introduced: H.R.808 Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act

2007-02-04T19:00:00Z

To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.

Bill Signed by President: S.3930 Military Commissions Act of 2006

2006-10-16T20:00:00Z

A bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.

October 16, 2006: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: S.3930 Military Commissions Act of 2006

2006-10-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.

October 09, 2006: Presented to President.