3.0.0 576 2023-01-11T19:58:13Z 2023-01-11T19:58:13Z Senate S S 2007-02-13 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-13T21:50:59Z 110 1415 HR 2007-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS 2007-09-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11563) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-13 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2007-02-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1918-1919) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-02-13 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-02-13 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-02-13 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-02-26 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-02-26 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-02-28 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-03-01 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-03-26 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-03-26 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-03-28 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-04-10 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2007-06-14 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-08-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Appellate courts Appellate procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil procedure Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Conspiracy Constitutional law Courts-martial and courts of inquiry Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure Discovery (Law) District courts Due process of law Evidence (Law) Exclusionary rule (Evidence) Government Operations and Politics Government attorneys Habeas corpus Hearsay evidence Human rights International Affairs Iraq compilation Judicial review Jurisdiction Law Lawyers Presidential powers Prisoners of war Punishment Searches and seizures September 11, 2001 Supreme Court Terrorism Torture Treaties War crimes Warrants (Law) Witnesses Armed Forces and National Security

00 2007-02-13 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-15T21:34:56Z Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007 - Amends federal provisions concerning the prosecution of unlawful enemy combatants by U.S. military commissions to, among other things: (1) repeal the authority for civilian trial (prosecution) counsel in a commission proceeding, but authorize civilian military defense counsel; (2) exclude statements made by coercion; (3) authorize the Secretary of Defense to make exceptions to commission procedures and rules of evidence as required by unique circumstances of military or intelligence operations during hostilities; (4) provide for self-representation by the accused, while requiring assistance by military defense counsel; (5) authorize the military judge to order trial counsel to disclose to defense counsel the sources, methods, or activities in which witnesses or evidence against the accused was obtained; (6) require commission decision review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces rather than by the Court of Military Commission Review; (7) provide the scope of review of detention-related decisions; (8) repeal a provision of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 prohibiting invoking the Geneva Conventions (Conventions) or similar protocols in any habeas corpus or other action to which the United States is a party; (9) require the President to notify other parties to the Conventions that the United States expects members of U.S. Armed Forces and other U.S. citizens detained in a conflict not of an international character to be treated in a manner consistent with the Conventions; (10) include as War Crime offenses the denial of trial rights and the imposition of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; (11) restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States; and (12) provide for expedited judicial review of civil actions that challenges any provision of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

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