United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5737 (107th)
Cuban Victims of Torture Act
Introduced
14 November 2002
Last action
14 November 2002 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Christopher Smith, Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], ELIOT ENGEL
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
Cuban Victims of Torture Act - Directs the Attorney General to (posthumously) revoke the naturalization of Eriberto Mederos based upon his illegal procurement of U.S. citizenship through concealment of his role in torturing political prisoners in Cuba.
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Timeline
14 November 2002
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2002
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 November 2002 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2002
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 November 2002
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 November 2002
Sponsors
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5737
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/5737
- us · 107-hr-5737 · source updated 19 August 2025