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HR 4463 111th Congress House

Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2010

Official title: To require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist networks who attack the United States or its Government be considered enemy combatants to be tri… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist networks who attack the United States or its Government be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts.

Introduced: January 21, 2010 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Criminal procedure and sentencingMilitary lawTerrorism
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 21, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H270)
Jan 19, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 19, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jan 19, 2010
Referred to House Armed Services
Jan 19, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2010 - Requires trial only by a military commission for any foreign national who: (1) engages or has engaged in an offense relating to a terrorist attack against persons or property in the United States or U.S. government property or personnel outside the United States; and (2) is subject to trial for that offense by a military commission under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 7
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Aug 10, 2010
LINDER, JOHN
· Feb 22, 2010
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 2, 2010
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 21, 2010
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 21, 2010
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jan 21, 2010
Lee, Christopher
· Jan 21, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 21, 2010
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 19, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4463: Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4463/
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"H.R. 4463: Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4463/.
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H.R. 4463, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4463/.
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