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S.3687: Protection from Enemy Combatants Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about immigration
- Introduced Nov. 17, 2008
- Latest Major Action Nov. 17, 2008
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Bill Summary
Protection from Enemy Combatants Act - Defines a "covered alien" as an alien who was detained as an enemy combatant by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Prohibits: (1) a U.S. court from ordering the release or parole into the United States of a covered alien; (2) the Secretary of State from issuing any visa to a covered alien that would permit such alien to enter, or be admitted to, the United States; and (3) the Secretary of Homeland...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Nov. 17, 2008 |
Introduced in the Senate by David Vitter (R-La.) |