Due Process Guarantee Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6458-6459; text: CR S6459)
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 13, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Due Process Guarantee Act
This bill limits the detention authority of the United States.
Current law prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen unless it is authorized by an act of Congress.
This bill prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident unless it is authorized by an act of Congress that (1) is consistent with the Constitution, and (2) expressly authorizes the detention.
Additionally, the bill specifies that no U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident who is apprehended in the United States may be imprisoned or otherwise detained without charge or trial unless such imprisonment or detention is expressly authorized by an act of Congress.
Finally, it specifies that a general authorization to use military force or similar measure, on its own, does not authorize the indefinite detention of a person who is arrested in the United States.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 13, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Sep 13, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 13, 2021 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 13, 2021 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Sep 13, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Sep 13, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6458-6459; text: CR S6459)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2021Introduced in Senate
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