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HR 3676 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 3676CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the detainee provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to specifically state that United States citizens may not be detained against their will without all the rights of due process afforded to citizens in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

December 15, 2011CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. LANDRY (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. REED, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the detainee provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to specifically state that United States citizens may not be detained against their will without all the rights of due process afforded to citizens in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS.

(a) Application to Detainee Provisions- Subsection (e) of section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Protections-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) UNITED STATES CITIZENS- In applying this section and section 1022, no United States citizen may be detained against his or her will without all the rights of due process afforded to the citizen in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) LAWFUL RESIDENT ALIENS AND OTHER PERSONS IN THE UNITED STATES- Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect existing law or authorities relating to the detention of lawful resident aliens of the United States or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink