Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 6, 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.
What just happenedJan 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S13-14)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJan 6, 2015
- Jan 6, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S13-14)
- Jan 6, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate