S. 185 - Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
Criminal justice. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Arlen Specter
- Summary:
- A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
S. 185 — 110th 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 (110th) : Military Commissions Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
- H.R. 1189 (110th) : Habeas Corpus Preservation Act
- H.R. 1416 (110th) : Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007
- H.R. 2543 (110th) : Military Commissions Revision Act of 2007
- H.R. 2826 (110th) : 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. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $141,200 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $477,550 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $6,000 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $605,511 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $1,183,705 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $133,826 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $2,084,772 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $410,690 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $451,760 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $1,502,075 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $1,318,777 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $78,251 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $221,149 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $498,771 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $233,923 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $1,148,346 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $986,219 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $339,213 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $3,070,334 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $719,076 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $4,258,523 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $88,440 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $193,764 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $773,493 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $418,630 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $470,413 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $571,510 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $1,283,233 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $34,500 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $145,237 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $569,398 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $684,717 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $549,241 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $109,350 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $308,066 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $1,589,142 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $255,345 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $48,501 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $738,241 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $641,141 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $1,238,299 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $272,568 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $109,187 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $60,850 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $560,262 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $441,794 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $713,885 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $149,018 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $224,593 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $610,511 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $248,342 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $976,927 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $355,481 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $897,266 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $925 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $717,166 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $1,165,169 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $810,287 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $531,079 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $674,076 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $1,067,106 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $386,427 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $173,397 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $334,265 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $1,057,037 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $121,075 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $1,317,693 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $803,683 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $1,946,099 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $286,432 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $224,970 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $781,855 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $441,135 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $2,353,387 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $2,155,772 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $618,801 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $363,723 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $1,127,355 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $193,578 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $647,774 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $1,521,055 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $119,484 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $1,065,483 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $403,689 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $717,324 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $451,685 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $140,085 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $2,409,330 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $1,258,764 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $249,591 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $263,214 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $490,815 | $0 |
| Craig Thomas | R | WY | $32,665 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $427,861 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $531,749 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $556,349 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $526,167 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $706,808 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $260,872 | $0 |
