S. 1216 · 115th Congress
Due Process Guarantee Act
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LeeSponsor5 cosponsors · 3 D, 2 R
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This bill amends the federal criminal code to limit the detention authority of the United States.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 24, 2017
Due Process Guarantee Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to limit the detention authority of the United States.
Current law prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen by the United States unless it is authorized by an act of Congress. This bill prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident by the United States unless it is consistent with the Constitution and expressly authorized by an act of Congress.
Additionally, it specifies that a general authorization to use military force or similar measure, on its own, does not authorize the indefinite detention of a citizen or lawful permanent resident who is arrested in the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Due Process Guarantee Act
Latest action (May 24, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 24, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.