House/Senate Conference Committee Members Negotiating Anti-Torture Amendment
The following are members of the House/Senate Conference Committee, which will
meet in the coming weeks to determine whether to include in a defense appropriations
bill an amendment setting clear rules for U.S. interrogation policy to prohibit
abusive treatment.
Senate
Republicans:
Stevens, Ted (AK), Chair – voted against McCain
Cochran, Thad (MS) – voted against McCain
Specter, Arlen (PA)
Dominici, Pete V. (NM)
Bond, Christopher S. (MO) – voted against McCain
McConnell, Mitch (KY)
Shelby, Richard (AL)
Gregg, Judd (NH)
Hutchison, Kay Bailey (TX)
Burns, Conrad (MT)
Democrats:
Inouye, Daniel (HI), Ranking Member
Byrd, Robert C. (WV)
Leahy, Patrick J. (VT)
Harkin, Tom (IA)
Dorgan, Byron L. (ND)
Durbin, Richard J. (IL)
Reid, Harry (NV)
Feinstein, Dianne (CA)
Mikulski, Barbara A. (MD)
HOUSE
Republicans:
Young, C.W Bill (FL, 10th District), Chair
Hobson, David L. (OH, 7th District)
Bonilla, Henry (TX, 23rd District)
Cunningham, Randy “Duke” (CA, 50th District)
Frelinghuysen, Rodney (NJ, 11th District), Vice Chair
Tiahrt, Todd (KS, 4th District)
Wicker, Roger F. (MS, 1st District)
Kingston, Jack (GA, 1st District)
Granger, Kay (TX, 12th District)
Jerry Lewis (R-CA, 41st District), Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations
Democrats
Murtha, John P. (PA, 12th District) Ranking Member
Dicks, Norman D. (WA, 6th District)
Sabo, Martin Olav (MN, 5th District)
Visclosky, Peter J. (IN, 1st District)
Moran, James P. (VA, 8th District)
Kaptur, Marcy (OH, 9th District)
David Obey (D-WI), Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Appropriations
