United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1417 (105th)
Humanitarian Policy Act of 1997
Introduced
23 April 1997
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
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21 August 2025
Summary
Humanitarian Policy Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) any Government entity from encouraging the use of torture; and (2) anyone, under color of Government authority, from teaching or distributing materials encouraging the use of torture.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 April 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 April 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1417
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1417