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SRES 403 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Constitution and constitutional amendments Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Due process and equal protection Military law Terrorism

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be tried by a military tribunal rather than by a civilian court.

Introduced: February 1, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S396)
Feb 1, 2010
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) foreign terrorists should not be afforded the same rights as U.S. citizens under the Constitution; (2) foreign terrorist enemy combatants should be tried in military tribunals; (3) to the extent that foreign terrorists are prosecuted in civilian courts, they should be thoroughly interrogated for information necessary to protect the United States before they are provided with a lawyer and informed of their right to remain silent; and (4) the Attorney General should consult with specified intelligence officials, congressional leaders, or the President before unilaterally deciding to terminate the interrogation of a key intelligence source and provide a terrorist enemy with the rights of U.S. citizens under the Constitution.

Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to the interrogation and prosecution of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

What's happening now February 1, 2010

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S396)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 1, 2010
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 1, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 403: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be tried by a military tribunal rather than by a civilian court.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-403/
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"S. Res. 403: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be tried by a military tribunal rather than by a civilian court.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-403/.
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S. Res. 403, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-403/.
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