H.Res. 700: Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.

H.Res. 700: Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 219.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.

Plain summary

Directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all documents in the possession of the Attorney General, except those documents that have been found by a court to be protected by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) in a proceeding at which the Attorney General or the Department of Justice is a party, relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any requisite instructions for handling such documents, including those concerning: (1) reports of certain nongovernmental organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, and references to such reports by the Attorney General or an agency of the Department of Justice; (2) interrogation and detention operations and techniques; (3) applicability of human rights treaties, Federal criminal law, and the U.S. Constitution; (4) military training and command relationships; (5) presidential directives or claims of authority; (6) special access programs; (7) meetings and official roster entries; (8) records, including those of complaints, of prisoner and detainee treatment; (9) written statements and investigations; (10) contractor activities, including translation work; and (11) death, injury, and incidences of sexual assault of minors.

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Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] · 47 cosponsors

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Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hres700.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hres700 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108