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- H.R.5684
H.R.5684: Detention of Enemy Combatants Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Oct. 16, 2002
- Latest Major Action Oct. 28, 2002
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Bill Summary
Detention of Enemy Combatants Act - Authorizes the detention of a U.S. person or resident as an enemy combatant if that individual is an al Qaeda member or knowingly cooperated with an al Qaeda member in planning, authorizing, committing, aiding, or abetting a terrorist act against the United States. Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe, publish, and report the standards, process, and criteria: (1) to be used in determining that an...
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 concerned.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House Armed Services
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Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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| Oct. 16, 2002 |
Introduced in the House by Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) |