On Capitol Hill, the Senate has voted to define and limit the types of interrogation techniques used against detainees at U.S.-run prison camps. The bill aims to prevent “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of persons under custody or control of the United States government.” 46 Republicans joined with Democrats to include the language in a $440 billion dollar military spending bill. The White House has threatened to veto the whole bill if the anti-torture language was included.