US Congress Senate Bill 1260 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]

Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-15		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2712 (Related) 2009-06-04 - Referred to House Armed Services
HB2875 (Same As) 2009-06-15 - Referred to House Armed Services
SB1100 (Related) 2009-05-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB1285 (Related) 2009-06-18 - Referred to House Armed Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1260/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1260/BILLS-111s1260is.pdf