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S. 2003 (112th)

Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011

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Introduced

15 December 2011

Last action

29 February 2012 · Committee

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

Subjects

Defence

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10 August 2026

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 15 December 2011

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 December 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 February 2012

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

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