US Congress Senate Bill 24 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S13-14)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to expand provisions prohibiting the United States from imprisoning or otherwise detaining a citizen except pursuant to an Act of Congress, to: (1) prohibit such imprisonment or detention of a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident except consistent with the Constitution and pursuant to an Act of Congress that expressly authorizes such imprisonment or detention; and (2) prohibit construing a general authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority, on its own, to authorize the imprisonment or detention without charge or trial of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident apprehended in the United States.

Due Process Guarantee Act of 2015

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S13-14)

SB2195 (Related) 2015-10-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/24/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s24/BILLS-114s24is.pdf