S 2003
112th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Conflicts and wars
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Military operations and strategy
War and emergency powers
Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011
Introduced: December 15, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-383.
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