S.RES.403: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be tried by a military tribunal rather than by a civilian court.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
  • Introduced Feb. 1, 2010
  • Latest Major Action Feb. 1, 2010

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Bill Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) foreign terrorists should not be afforded the same rights as U.S. citizens under the Constitution; (2) foreign terrorist enemy combatants should be tried in military tribunals; (3) to the extent that foreign terrorists are prosecuted in civilian courts, they should be thoroughly interrogated for information necessary to protect the United States before they are provided with a lawyer and informed of...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb. 1, 2010

Introduced in the Senate by David Vitter (R-La.)

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