United States · Bill · S
S. 1285 (111th)
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
Introduced
17 June 2009
Last action
18 June 2009 · Floor
Status
Referred to House Armed Services
Sponsors
Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) certify 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. OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 - Amends FOIA to require statutory exemptions to its disclosure requirements to specifically cite its provision that authorizes such exemptions.
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Timeline
17 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6742; text as passed Senate: CR S6742)
Source: Floor
17 June 2009
Introduced
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6742; text as passed Senate: CR S6742)
Source: Floor
17 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2009
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
18 June 2009
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in House · 18 June 2009 · Download file
- Engrossed in Senate · 17 June 2009 · Download file
- Considered and Passed Senate · 17 June 2009 · Download file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in House (text)
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Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 18 June 2009
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 18 June 2009
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Considered and Passed Senate (text)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 17 June 2009
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Considered and Passed Senate (PDF)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 17 June 2009
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Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 June 2009
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Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 June 2009
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Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 17 June 2009
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 June 2009
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Sponsors
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
- related to → Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
- related to → Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
- related to → Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009
- related to → To provide that certain photographic records relating to the treatment of any individual engaged, captured, or detained after September 11, 2001, by the Armed Forces of the United States in operations outside the United States shall not be subject to disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1285
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1285
- us · 111-s-1285 · source updated 5 December 2025