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HR 4388 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Detention of persons Military law Military operations and strategy

Right to Habeas Corpus Act

Introduced: May 7, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Apr 18, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Apr 18, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right to Habeas Corpus Act - States that nothing in the Authorization for Use of Military Force or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 shall be construed to deny the availability of the writ of habeas corpus in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution for any person detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force.

What's happening now April 18, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 1 Republican 7
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 18, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· May 7, 2012
AKIN, W.
· Apr 25, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Apr 25, 2012
Farenthold, Blake
· Apr 24, 2012
Graves, Tom
· Apr 24, 2012
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Apr 24, 2012
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 18, 2012
Conaway, K.
· Apr 18, 2012
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Apr 18, 2012
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 18, 2012
Gingrey, Phil
· Apr 18, 2012
Gowdy, Trey
· Apr 18, 2012
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Apr 18, 2012
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Apr 18, 2012
Labrador, Raul
· Apr 18, 2012
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 18, 2012
Reed, Tom
· Apr 18, 2012
Rokita, Todd
· Apr 18, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Apr 18, 2012
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 18, 2012
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Apr 18, 2012
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 18, 2012
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Apr 18, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4388: Right to Habeas Corpus Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4388/
MLA
"H.R. 4388: Right to Habeas Corpus Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4388/.
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H.R. 4388, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4388/.
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