S. 185 - Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007

Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007

S. 185 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.

Other Titles

• Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
• Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007

Sponsor

Arlen Specter

Co-Sponsors

• Sherrod Brown
• Benjamin Cardin
• Robert Menéndez
• Bernard Sanders
• Joseph Biden
• Jeff Bingaman
• Barbara Boxer
• Robert Byrd
• Maria Cantwell
• Thomas Carper
• Hillary Clinton
• Christopher Dodd
• Richard Durbin
• Russell Feingold
• Dianne Feinstein
• Thomas Harkin
• Edward Kennedy
• John Kerry
• Frank Lautenberg
• Patrick Leahy
• Carl Levin
• Patty Murray
• Bill Nelson
• Mark Pryor
• John Rockefeller
• Debbie Ann Stabenow
• Ken Salazar
• Barack Obama
• Amy Klobuchar
• Claire McCaskill
• Sheldon Whitehouse

Subjects

• Criminal justice
• Aliens
• Armed forces
• Civil liberties
• Civil rights
• Defense policy
• Detention of persons
• Foreign policy
• Habeas corpus
• International affairs
• Judicial review
• Jurisdiction
• Law
• Military law
• Prisoners' rights
• Terrorism

Related Bills

• H.R. 267 (110^th) : Military Commissions Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
• H.R. 1189 (110^th) : Habeas Corpus Preservation Act
• H.R. 1416 (110^th) : Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
• H.R. 2543 (110^th) : Military Commissions Revision Act of 2007
• H.R. 2826 (110^th) : To Amend Titles 28 and 10, United States Code, to Restore Habeas Corpus for Individuals Detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for Other Purposes.

Major Actions

Introduced	1/04/2007
Referred to Committee

Bill History

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There have been no votes on this bill.

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/04/2007
		1/04/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		1/04/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S179-180)
		1/16/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S545-546)
		5/22/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-145.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/07/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
		6/26/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 110-90. Additional and Minority views filed.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/26/2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.

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