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S. 24

Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015

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.

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

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA](D-CA)Sponsor
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  • Introduced in SenateJan 6, 2015
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S13-14)

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    Introduced in Senate