18 U.S.C. § 2340A

Torture

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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There is jurisdiction over the activity prohibited in subsection (a) if—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

Enacted byPub. L. 103-236(H.R. 2333)1994-04-30
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995
House: 195–209 Senate: 92–8
Amended byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
House: 197–232 Senate: 61–38
Amended byPub. L. 107-56(H.R. 3162)2001-10-26
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001
House: 357–66 Senate: 98–1