US Congress Senate Bill 1216 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Due Process Guarantee Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to limit the detention authority of the United States. Current law prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen by the United States unless it is authorized by an act of Congress. This bill prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident by the United States unless it is consistent with the Constitution and expressly authorized by an act of Congress. Additionally, it specifies that a general authorization to use military force or similar measure, on its own, does not authorize the indefinite detention of a citizen or lawful permanent resident who is arrested in the United States.

Due Process Guarantee Act

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1216/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1216/BILLS-115s1216is.pdf