3.0.0 2219 2019-11-15T21:33:33Z 2019-11-15T21:33:33Z House H HR 2005-05-10 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-06T20:51:57Z Referred to 2005-05-10T16:30:30Z 2005-06-06 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2005-05-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 N Law Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Detention of persons Due process of law Families Family services Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork International Affairs Right to counsel War Law 00 2005-05-10 Introduced in House 2005-06-06T19:20:11Z Fair Treatment of Americans by Americans Act - Prohibits U.S. agents, during times of war and in another country with respect to which no protective treaty or international agreement is in effect, from detaining, or causing to be detained, a U.S. citizen unless the citizen receives: (1) reasonably adequate information concerning the reasons for detention; (2) reasonable access to counsel; and (3) reasonable opportunity and assistance to regularly communicate with family members.

Establishes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

]]> Fair Treatment of Americans by Americans Act Short Titles as Introduced Fair Treatment of Americans by Americans Act Display Title Fair Treatment of Americans by Americans Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure that, during time of war and in another country, the United States does not detain a United States citizen unless the United States first ensures that the citizen's fundamental rights to information, counsel, and communication are protected. Introduced in House 2005-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2219ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2219ih.xml 2005-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 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.