114-hr-3332114th Congress

Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

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Summary

Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a prison term of up to 10 years on any person who, acting under color of law, commits, or attempts or conspires to commit, torture. If death results from such torture, the offender shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. "Torture" is defined to mean intentionally inflicting severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, on a person for such purposes as obtaining from that person or another person information or a confession, punishing that person, or intimidating or coercing that person or another person, or for any reason based on discrimination, but does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to lawful sanctions.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/29/2015

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