Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 11, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02933 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : "Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2006" |
| ABSTRACT : The bill provides for the following, among others: a) permanent prohibition of enforced or involuntary disappearance (EID), b) "order of battle" not a legal ground for EID, c) right of victim of EID, and d) penal provisions. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESCUDERO, SALVADOR III H. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-10-11 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-02-13 |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-03-31 |
| 3. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-04-05 |
| 4. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-09-09 |
| 5. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-11-24 |
| 6. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-12-03 |
| 7. Committee Report filed on 2009-02-04 |
| 8. Committee Report filed on 2009-02-04 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05886 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2007-11-07 |
Abstract
The bill provides for the following, among others: a) permanent prohibition of enforced or involuntary disappearance (EID), b) "order of battle" not a legal ground for EID, c) right of victim of EID, and d) penal provisions.
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