[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1189 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1189

                To preserve the right to habeas corpus.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2007

    Mr. Wu (for himself, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Larson of 
 Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
 and Mr. DeFazio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
  the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
                To preserve the right to habeas corpus.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The Habeas Corpus Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. HABEAS CORPUS.

    Nothing in the Military Commissions Act of 2006 or any amendment 
made by that Act shall affect the right of any resident of the United 
States of America to habeas corpus. The preceding sentence shall be 
construed in accordance with the 5th and 14th Amendments to the 
Constitution of the United States.
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