3.0.0 2528 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z Senate S S 2004-06-16 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-06-16T21:38:15Z Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 108 4591 HR 2004-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2004-06-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6891-6894) IntroReferral 2004-06-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6889-6891) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2004-06-16 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-06-16 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2004-06-16 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2004-06-16 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2004-07-16 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Administrative law judges Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Arrest Bail Business records Classified defense information Commerce Confidential communications Congress Congressional reporting requirements Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal aliens Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Data banks Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Deportation Detention of persons Discovery (Law) Due process of law Electronic government information Electronic surveillance Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Fines (Penalties) Fingerprints Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Illegal aliens Immigration Informers Injunctions Judicial review Law Military personnel Parole Presidential appointments Prosecution Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Visas Warrants (Law) Wiretapping Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2004-06-16 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-01T19:32:34Z Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require removal proceedings to be open to the public subject to specified exceptions.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) serve notice to appear within 48 hours on aliens arrested or detained under the INA and bring them before an immigration judge within 72 hours, with exceptions for aliens certified as engaging in espionage or terrorism; and (2) conduct individualized bond determinations reviewable by an immigration judge.

Limits the authority of the Board of Immigration Review (created by this Act) to stay release orders.

Abolishes the Executive Office of Immigration Review and replaces it with the Immigration Review Commission.

Terminates the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) and most NSEERS-related removal proceedings.

Requires the Secretary to use prosecutorial discretion in immigration enforcement.

Eliminates criminal penalties and deportation, and establishes civil penalties, for an alien's violation of registration and change of address requirements.

Requires data entered into the National Crime Information Center database to meet Privacy Act accuracy requirements.

Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to authorize (currently, require) courts to review in camera and ex parte materials relating to, or information derived from, electronic surveillance, physical searches, business records, and pen registers or trap and trace devices under FISA where the Attorney General asserts that disclosure implicates national security. Requires disclosure of such materials to comport with the Classified Information Procedures Act.

Requires Federal agencies to report data-mining activities to Congress.

]]> Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 Display Title Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to restore civil liberties under the First Amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-06-16T04:00:00Z 2004-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6891-6894) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.