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HR 4127 111th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration…

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged con… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought.

Introduced: November 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingMilitary law
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Nov 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires trial by military commission when an unprivileged enemy belligerent is being tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought or obtained.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 14
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 13, 2010
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 9, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Dec 9, 2009
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Dec 3, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 1, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Dec 1, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Nov 19, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 19, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Nov 19, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Nov 19, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Nov 19, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Nov 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4127: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4127/
MLA
"H.R. 4127: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4127/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4127, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4127/.
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[H.R. 4127: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that alien unprivileged enemy belligerents may only be tried by military commissions if tried for alleged conduct for which a term of incarceration or the death penalty may be sought.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4127/)
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