House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-179

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003

H.R. 1813Introduced Apr 11, 2003Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Dec 15, 2003.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 11, 2003
Committee actionJul 23, 2003
Passed HouseNov 19, 2003 · by voice vote
Passed SenateNov 25, 2003 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 3, 2003
Became lawDec 15, 2003

Latest action: Dec 15, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-179.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1813.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1813, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003” on August 7, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on July 23, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14680
CBO publication date
August 7, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1813, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1813
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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556021ead84e3529ac374dfc5837134cb4bc710f0733eddebffd7111add75582
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1813, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003” on August 7, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on July 23, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 7, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14680
CBO publication date
August 7, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1813, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1813
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
556021ead84e3529ac374dfc5837134cb4bc710f0733eddebffd7111add75582
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1813, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003” on September 15, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 10, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14756
CBO publication date
September 15, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1813, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1813
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
556021ead84e3529ac374dfc5837134cb4bc710f0733eddebffd7111add75582
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1813, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003” on September 15, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 10, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 15, 2003 ↗
Evidence
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cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14756
CBO publication date
September 15, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1813, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1813
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
556021ead84e3529ac374dfc5837134cb4bc710f0733eddebffd7111add75582
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 108-261,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 108-261,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 17, 2003 ↗
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/261
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/108/HRPT/261
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1813, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1813
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

59 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 51 Democrats, 1 independent

52 of 59 cosponsors (88%) are from the other party.

Thomas Allen (D-ME), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Mark Green (R-WI), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sander Levin (D-MI), John Lewis (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA) and 29 more.

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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