United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6501 (111th)
To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.
Introduced
8 December 2010
Last action
8 December 2010 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent)
Sponsors
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
10 January 2026
Summary
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.
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Timeline
8 December 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2010
Introduced
Referred to House Armed Services
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2010
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 December 2010 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/6501
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/6501
- us · 111-hr-6501 · source updated 10 January 2026