US Congress Senate Resolution 403 (Prior Session Legislation)

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February 1 2010 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S396)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) foreign terrorists should not be afforded the same rights as U.S. citizens under the Constitution; (2) foreign terrorist enemy combatants should be tried in military tribunals; (3) to the extent that foreign terrorists are prosecuted in civilian courts, they should be thoroughly interrogated for information necessary to protect the United States before they are provided with a lawyer and informed of their right to remain silent; and (4) the Attorney General should consult with specified intelligence officials, congressional leaders, or the President before unilaterally deciding to terminate the interrogation of a key intelligence source and provide a terrorist enemy with the rights of U.S. citizens under the Constitution. Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to the interrogation and prosecution of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be tried by a military tribunal rather than by a civilian court.

Sen Ensign, John	Sen Cornyn, John	Sen Chambliss, Saxby	Sen Vitter, David
Sen Inhofe, James M.	Sen Roberts, Pat	Sen Bennett, Robert F.	Sen Wicker, Roger F.

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-01		Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S396)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SE00403:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111sres403is/pdf/BILLS-111sres403is.pdf