S. 2003: Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011
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S. 2003: Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-15 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-383.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-383. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011
Plain summary
Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to specify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident apprehended in the United States, unless an Act of Congress expressly authorizes such detention. Applies this Act to any such authorizations or declarations enacted before, on, or after the enactment of this Act.
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Official text
Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 30 cosponsors
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Mike Lee (R-UT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Rand Paul (R-KY), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2003.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2003 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112