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The Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (TVPA; Pub. L. 102–256, H.R. 2092, 106 Stat. 73, enacted March 12, 1992) is a US statute that allows for the filing of civil suits in the United States against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing. The statute requires a ...
After the veto of the President, it again passed Senate over veto on October 5, 1992 (voting 74–25) and on the same day, it passed the House as well (voting 308–114). The Act became a Public Law No: 102-385 on October 5, 1992; [1] it was the only veto override under Bush.
Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on October 24, 1992 The legislative process of the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992 began with the introduction of bills in the House when it was introduced on June 3, 1991, as H.R. 2508.
Public law number (Linked to Wikisource) Date of enactment Short title Long title Link to Legislink.org ; 104-1: January 23, 1995 Congressional Accountability Act of 1995: To make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government. Pub. L. 104–1 (text) 104-2: February 9, 1995 (No short title)
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA, / aɪ s ˈ t i /) is a United States federal law that posed a major change to transportation planning and policy, as the first U.S. federal legislation on the subject in the post-Interstate Highway System era.
The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA) is an Act of Congress promulgated in the 102nd United States Congress as (Pub.L. 102–194) on December 9, 1991.
The distinction between public and private law was first made by Roman jurist Ulpian, who argues in the Institutes (in a passage preserved by Justinian in the Digest) that "[p]ublic law is that which respects the establishment of the Roman commonwealth, private that which respects individuals' interests, some matters being of public and others of private interest."
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) (Pub. L. 102–1) or Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (official title), was the United States Congress's January 14, 1991, authorization of the use of U.S. military force in the Gulf War.