Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2011

Summary

Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a prison term of up to 10 years on any person who, acting under color of law, commits, or attempts or conspires to commit, torture. Increases such prison term to any term of years or life if death results from such torture. Defines "torture" to mean intentionally inflicting severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on a person for such purposes as obtaining from that person or another person information or a confession, punishing that person, or intimidating or coercing that person or another person, or for any reason based on discrimination, but does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to lawful sanctions.

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Timeline

1. 18 January 2012

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 January 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 January 2012

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 January 2012

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 January 2012 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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