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To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.

Introduced: January 5, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 5, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 5, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)
Jan 5, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties to investigate, and report to the President and Congress on, the broad range of executive branch national security policies undertaken since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including: (1) detention by the Armed Forces and the intelligence community; (2) the use by such entities of enhanced interrogation techniques or techniques not authorized by the Uniform Code of Military Justice; (3) "ghosting" or other policies intended to conceal an individual's capture or detention; (4) extraordinary rendition; (5) domestic warrantless electronic surveillance; (6) targeted killings away from conventional battlefields; and (7) the use of state secrets or other litigation tactics or privileges to avoid judicial review of national security actions.

What's happening now January 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 5, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 5, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 109: To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-109/
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"H.R. 109: To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-109/.
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H.R. 109, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-109/.
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