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Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011

Introduced: December 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 29, 2012
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-383.
Dec 15, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 15, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to specify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident apprehended in the United States, unless an Act of Congress expressly authorizes such detention.

Applies this Act to any such authorizations or declarations enacted before, on, or after the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now February 29, 2012

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-383.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4310 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • S 3254 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  • HR 3702 Identical bill Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 4, 2012
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 10, 2012
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 16, 2012
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 31, 2012
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 23, 2012
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 16, 2011
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 15, 2011
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 15, 2011
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 15, 2011
 R
Lee, Mike
Utah · Dec 15, 2011
 R
Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Dec 15, 2011
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2003: Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2003/
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"S. 2003: Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2003/.
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