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HR 4503 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Military law Terrorism

Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2010

Introduced: January 26, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 26, 2010
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Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2010 - Requires the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, or the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to consult with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense before allowing any DOJ officer or employee to institute a prosecution of an alien in a United States District Court for a terrorist offense or to interrogate any such alien in a criminal investigation or prosecution of a terrorist offense.

What's happening now January 26, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 26, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jan 26, 2010
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 26, 2010
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 26, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4503: Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4503/
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"H.R. 4503: Ensuring the Collection of Critical Intelligence Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4503/.
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H.R. 4503, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4503/.
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