Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
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Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007- Repeals provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that eliminated the jurisdiction of any court to hear or consider applications for a writ of habeas corpus filed by aliens who have been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as enemy combatants (or who are awaiting such determination) and actions against the United States relating to the detention of such aliens and to military commissions (thus restoring habeas corpus rights existing prior to the enactment of such Act).
Allows courts to hear or consider legal challenges to military commissions only as provided by the Code of Military Justice or by a habeas corpus proceeding.
Repeals the prohibition in the Military Commissions Act of 2006 against invoking the Geneva Convention as a source of rights in any habeas corpus or other civil actions in which the United States or a member of the Armed Forces is a party.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1416: Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1416/
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