HR 1417 · 100th Congress · International Affairs

Torture Victim Protection Act of 1988

Introduced 1987-03-04· Sponsored by Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.(1988-10-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Torture Victim Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to impose civil liability on anyone who, under actual or apparent authority of any foreign nation, subjects any person to torture or extrajudicial killing. Grants jurisdiction over such cases to U.S. district courts only after claimants have exhausted all available remedies in the place where the conduct giving rise to the claim occurred.…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1]IA
Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19]FL
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]CA
Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15]NY
Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]CA
Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17]FL
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]NY
Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17]MI