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H.R. 5688 (111th)

Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2010

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Introduced

1 July 2010

Last action

1 July 2010 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]

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Summary

Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a prison term of up to 10 years on any person who, acting under color of federal, state, or local 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 of any kind, but does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to lawful sanctions.

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Timeline

  1. 1 July 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 1 July 2010

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 July 2010

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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