The Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act

S. 3081 Act of 2010

111^th Congress

2009-2010

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A bill to provide for the interrogation and detention of enemy belligerents who commit hostile acts against the United States, to establish certain limitations on the prosecution of such belligerents for such acts, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]show cosponsors (8) Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Mar 4, 2010 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee ... Senate Vote ... House Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Oct 1, 2010 1:41PM] Last Action: Mar 4, 2010: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

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Subject Areas

Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Crime and law enforcement, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Detention of persons, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Military law, Terrorism

Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

Support	Oppose
(none)	Campaign for Liberty Cato Institute Amnesty International Arkansas Libertarian Party

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