3.0.0 4081 2019-11-15T21:56:36Z 2019-11-15T21:56:36Z Senate S S 2006-12-05 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-12-05T23:46:06Z 2006-12-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11198) IntroReferral 2006-12-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11197-11198) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2006-12-05 True Crime and Law Enforcement Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Detention of persons Habeas corpus International Affairs Judicial review Jurisdiction Law Military law Prisoners' rights Terrorism Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2006-12-05 Introduced in Senate 2006-12-21T14:57:00Z Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006 - Repeals provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 that eliminated the jurisdiction of any court to hear or consider applications for a writ of habeas corpus filed by aliens who have been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as enemy combatants (or who are awaiting such determination) and actions against the United States relating to the detention of such aliens and to military commissions (thus restoring habeas corpus rights existing prior to the enactment of such Act).

Allows courts to hear or consider legal challenges to military commissions only as provided by the Code of Military Justice or by a habeas corpus proceeding.

]]> Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006 Display Title Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. Introduced in Senate 2006-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s4081is/xml/BILLS-109s4081is.xml 2006-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11198) 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.