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HR 630 111th Congress House

Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2009

Official title: To provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
Law Caribbean areaCriminal procedure and sentencingCubaDetention of persons
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District of ColumbiaEvidence and witnessesFederal district courtsImmigration status and proceduresJudicial review and appealsJurisdiction and venueLatin AmericaMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary lawTerrorismVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of, and make it the exclusive venue for consideration of, all habeas corpus applications by or on behalf of any enemy combatant held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (covered individual) that are pending on or filed on or after the enactment of this Act. Prescribes related procedures, including restrictions on oral testimony.

Stays any such application until all Military Commission proceedings regarding the covered individual have been resolved.

Requires release of a covered individual, for whom the District Court grants a writ of habeas corpus and orders release, into the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security for transfer to the individual's country of citizenship or another country.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3707 Related bill Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 12, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 12, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Feb 12, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 12, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 630: Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-630/
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"H.R. 630: Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-630/.
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H.R. 630, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-630/.
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