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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2009

H.R. 1511Introduced Mar 16, 2009Policy area: International Affairs
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 23, 2009 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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

26 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 23 Democrats

23 of 26 cosponsors (88%) are from the other party.

Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sander Levin (D-MI), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), James Moran (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), James Oberstar (D-MN), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Timothy Walz (D-MN), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.