HB 3047
House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 5, 2025
An Act Establishing National Preventive Mechanism (Npm) in Compliance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Opcat) and for Other Purposes
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The bill creates a new agency, the National Preventive Mechanism, attached to the Commission on Human Rights, to stop torture by regularly visiting prisons, jails and other detention sites without notice, and by reporting its findings to Congress and the President.
Human RightsJustice and JudiciaryPublic Order and Safety
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