United States · Bill · S
S. 1260 (111th)
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
Introduced
15 June 2009
Last action
15 June 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) submit a certification to the President for any photograph taken between September 11, 2001, and January 22, 2009, that relates to the treatment of individuals engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the U.S. Armed Forces in operations outside of the United States if the Secretary determines that disclosure of such photograph would endanger U.S. citizens or members of the Armed Forces or U.S. government employees deployed outside the United States; and (2) submit timely notice of such certification to Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to submit a renewal of a certification at any time. Provides that a certification or a renewal shall expire after three years. Exempts such a certified photograph from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), but does not preclude voluntary disclosure.
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Timeline
15 June 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 June 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1260
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1260
- us · 111-s-1260 · source updated 10 August 2026