3.0.0 4060 2023-01-12T17:51:58Z 2023-01-12T17:51:58Z Senate S S 2006-11-16 109 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-11-16T20:54:14Z 2006-11-16 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11060-11061) IntroReferral 2006-11-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11059-11060) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-11-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2006-12-05 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2006-12-05 False Armed Forces and National Security Appellate procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Confession (Law) Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Crime and Law Enforcement Detention of persons Due process of law Evidence (Law) Habeas corpus Human rights International Affairs Judicial opinions Judicial review Law Military law Prosecution Supreme Court Terrorism Treaties Trials War crimes Armed Forces and National Security

00 2006-11-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-22T19:31:26Z Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act of 2006 - Amends federal armed forces provisions enacted by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 to, among other things: (1) exclude from military commission (commission) trials statements obtained by coercion; (2) allow a commission military judge to exclude hearsay evidence determined to be unreliable or lacking in probative value; (3) provide for review of commission decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces rather than the Court of Military Commission Review; (4) revise generally provisions concerning the implementation of treaty obligations with respect to the U.S. prosecution of enemy combatants; (5) restore habeas corpus rights for individuals detained by the United States; and (6) provide for expedited judicial review of provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

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