Senate
Sep 25, 1997A bill to provide a process for declassifying on an expedited basis certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras.
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Human Rights Information Act - Requires certain Federal agencies to identify and organize all human rights records regarding activities occurring in Guatemala and Honduras after 1944 for declassification and disclosure purposes, and to make them available to the public and other official entities, including Latin American or Caribbean countries. Instructs the President to report to the...
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Introduced(9/25/97)
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CD
Mr. DODD
(D) CT
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Sep 25, 1997