S 2718 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Due Process Guarantee Act

Summary
Due Process Guarantee Act This bill limits the detention authority of the United States. Current law prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen unless it is authorized by an act of Congress. This bill prohibits the indefinite detention of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident unless it is authorized by an act of Congress that (1) is consistent with the Constitution, and (2) expressly authorizes the detention. Additionally, the bill specifies that no U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident who is apprehended in the United States may be imprisoned or otherwise detained without charge or trial unless such imprisonment or detention is expressly authorized by an act of Congress. Finally, it specifies that a general authorization to use military force or similar measure, on its own, does not authorize the indefinite detention of a person who is arrested in the United States.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Sep 2021
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Introduced Sep 13, 2021 Last action Sep 13, 2021
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Sep 13, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6458-6459; text: CR S6459)
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Sep 13, 2021
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