S 2977
111th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Appropriations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Jurisdiction and venue
Military law
Terrorism
A bill to prohibit the use of Department of Justice funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Introduced: February 2, 2010
Introduced by:
Graham, Lindsey
Republican
· South Carolina
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Became law
Feb 2, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 2, 2010
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Prohibits any funds appropriated or made available to the Department of Justice (DOJ) from being used to commence or continue a prosecution in an Article III court of any individual suspected of involvement in the attacks on the United States and its citizens on September 11, 2001, who is not a citizen of the United States and is subject to the jurisdiction of a military commission.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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