Human Rights Information Act

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25 cosponsors · 21 D, 4 R

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Human Rights Information Act - Requires certain Federal agencies to identify, review, and organize all human rights records, for declassification and public disclosure, if the President determines bona fide a request for them by an individual or entity carrying an official mandate to investigate a pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 19, 2003

Prescribes guidelines under which the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel shall review agency determinations to postpone disclosure of any human rights record. Authorizes postponement of such public disclosures on specified grounds.

Requires each Federal agency to identify, review, and organize all human rights records regarding activities occurring in Guatemala and Honduras for declassification and public disclosure.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Human Rights Information Act

Latest action (Jul 2, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 19, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.