United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6501 (111th)
To establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties.
Introduced
8 December 2010
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Status
Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent)
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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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2010
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2010
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 December 2010
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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