3.0.0 3401 2019-11-15T21:59:02Z 2019-11-15T21:59:02Z Senate S S 2008-07-31 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T00:37:31Z Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 110 6705 HR 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2008-07-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-07-31 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2008-08-01 False M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2008-09-08 False Law Armed Forces and National Security Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Cuba Deportation Detention of persons District courts Habeas corpus Immigration Jurisdiction Latin America Military bases Military law Prisoners' rights Witnesses Law 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-04T21:38:01Z Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of, and make it the exclusive venue for consideration of, all habeas corpus applications by or on behalf of any enemy combatant held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (covered individual) that are pending on or filed on or after the enactment of this Act. Prescribes related procedures, including restrictions on oral testimony.

Stays any such application until all Military Commission proceedings regarding the covered individual have been resolved.

Requires release of a covered individual, for whom the District Court grants a writ application and orders release, into the custody of the Secretary of Homeland Security for transfer to the individual's country of citizenship or another country.

]]> Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 Display Title Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for habeas corpus review for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3401is/xml/BILLS-110s3401is.xml 2008-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.