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To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 6, 2007
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 4 .
Sep 6, 2007
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 25, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 22, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 22, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the federal judicial code to allow an alien detained by the United States as an enemy combatant to apply for a writ of habeas corpus, including an application challenging transfer, or bring an action solely for prospective injunctive relief against transfer, except for an alien in a zone of active combat involving U.S. Armed Forces.

Limits the review of prosecutions, trials, or judgments of a military commission to that provided by the Code of Military Justice or by a habeas corpus proceeding.

What's happening now September 6, 2007

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 4 .

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 267 Related bill Military Commissions Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
  • HR 1189 Related bill Habeas Corpus Preservation Act
  • HR 1416 Related bill Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
  • HR 2543 Related bill Military Commissions Revision Act of 2007
  • S 185 Related bill Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 15
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2007
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 20, 2007
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 27, 2007
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 27, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 22, 2007
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 22, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2826/
MLA
"H.R. 2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2826/.
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H.R. 2826, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2826/.
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[H.R. 2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2826/)
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