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Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S13-14)
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to expand provisions prohibiting the United States from imprisoning or otherwise detaining a citizen except pursuant to an Act of Congress, to: (1) prohibit such imprisonment or detention of a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident except consistent with the Constitution and pursuant to an Act of Congress that expressly authorizes such imprisonment or detention; and (2) prohibit construing a general authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority, on its own, to authorize the imprisonment or detention without charge or trial of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident apprehended in the United States.

What's happening now January 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S13-14)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2195 Related bill Sixth Amendment Preservation Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 7, 2016
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 24: Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-24/
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"S. 24: Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-24/.
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S. 24, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-24/.
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