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S. 1220 (105th)

Human Rights Information Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

25 September 1997

Last action

25 September 1997 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]

Subjects

Discovery layer

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21 August 2025

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Summary

Human Rights Information Act - Requires certain Federal agencies to identify and organize all human rights records regarding activities occurring in Guatemala and Honduras after 1944 for declassification and disclosure purposes, and to make them available to the public and other official entities, including Latin American or Caribbean countries. Instructs the President to report to the Congress regarding agency compliance. Prescribes guidelines under which the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (the Panel) shall review agency determinations to postpone public disclosure of any human rights record. Authorizes postponement of such public disclosures on specified grounds. Directs the Information Security Policy Advisory Council to report to the Congress on declassification of human rights records relating to other Latin American and Caribbean countries and to make such report available to the public. Creates two additional positions in the Panel in order to implement this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 25 September 1997

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 September 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9970-9971)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 September 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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