Bringing Terrorists to Justice Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 13, 2006 Star Print ordered on the bill.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 6, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bringing Terrorists to Justice Act of 2006 - Authorizes the: (1) President to establish military commissions (commissions) to try individuals for violations of the law of war and other triable offenses; (2) commissions to impose upon any person found guilty any sentence appropriate to the offense, including death or imprisonment for life; and (3) Secretary of Defense to carry out such sentences.
Amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to codify and establish procedures governing the use of commissions to try unlawful enemy combatants for violations of triable offenses. Makes eligible to serve on a commission any U.S. commissioned officer on active duty. Requires to be detailed to each commission a military judge, trial and military defense counsel, and reporters and interpreters. Requires at least five members in each commission.
Prescribes, with respect to each established commission, pre-trial and trial procedures, including charges, rules of evidence, pleas, opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence, and defenses. Requires: (1) a two-thirds commission member vote for conviction; (2) a three-fourths member vote for a sentence of life imprisonment or confinement of more than ten years; and (3) a unanimous vote by at least 12 members in a case in which the death penalty is sought.
Prescribes post-trial procedures and reviews of commission actions, including appeal by the United States, rehearings, and review by the Court of Military Commission Review, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Outlines offenses triable by commissions.
Amends the federal criminal code to add certain actions to be considered violations of the War Crimes Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 6, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Sep 6, 2006 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Sep 6, 2006 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2006Star Print ordered on the bill.
- Sep 8, 2006Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 595.
- Sep 6, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Sep 6, 2006Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9113-9122)
- Sep 6, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9060)
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3886 | Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006 | Related bill | Sep 14, 2006 |
| S 3901 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Related bill | Sep 14, 2006 |
| S 3929 | A bill to authorize military commissions to bring terrorists to justice, to strengthen and modernize terrorist surveillance capabilities, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Sep 25, 2006 |
| S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Related bill | Oct 17, 2006 |
| HR 6054 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Related bill | Sep 25, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Air piracy
- Appellate procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Capital punishment
- Chemical warfare
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Confession (Law)
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Conspiracy
- Court records
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal liability
- Death
- Destruction of property
- Detention of persons
- Due process of law
- Emblems
- Environmental Protection
- Espionage
- Evidence (Law)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hostages
- Human rights
- Imprisonment
- International Affairs
- Judges
- Judicial review
- Jurisdiction
- Law
- Military law
- Murder
- Pleas (Criminal procedure)
- Poisons
- Pretrial procedure
- Prisoners
- Prisoners of war
- Rape
- Right to counsel
- Self-incrimination
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sex crimes
- Suspects' rights
- Terrorism
- Torture
- Transportation and Public Works
- Treaties
- Trials
- War casualties
- War crimes
- Witnesses
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2006Placed on Calendar Senate
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