Military Commissions Act

I have heard conflicting results about the Habeas Corpus Resotoration Act of 2007. Did it pass and then get vetoed or what?

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Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007

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This article documents proposed legislation that is currently being considered.
Information may change rapidly as the course of legislation progresses.

A bill, provisionally called the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007, S. 185, passed the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, June 7, 2007.[1]

The bill was sponsored by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy and Republican Senator Arlen Specter.[1][2] Specter joined the Democrats in supporting the bill, which the Committee passed on a vote of 11 to 8, without debate. The bill would restore the right for Guantanamo captives to access the US court system under the principle of habeas corpus, a right that had been stripped from them by the Military Commissions Act of 2006.[3]

A version of the bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1416) by Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Jane Harman (D-CA).[4]

On June 29, 2007 the Supreme Court agreed to hear outstanding habeas corpus, opening up the possibility that they might overturn some or all of the Military Commissions Act.[5]

The Act was attached, as an amendment, to a Defense bill.[6] Debate began on the bill on September 17, 2007.

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S. 185: Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007

A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.

Introduction

From Congresspedia:
The Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 (S.185): "A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States," was introduced on January 4, 2007 in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-V.T.), with 18 cosponsors. On May 22, 2007, hearings were held on the bill by the Senate Judiciary Committee, and on Jun 7, 2007, the committee reported the bill favorably without amendment. On December 5, 2006, Sen. Specter introduced the same bill in the 109th Congress as S.4081. The bill was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Related bills in the U.S. House of Representatives are H.R.267, H.R.1189,...

Bill Status

Sponsor: Sen. Arlen Specter [R-PA]

Show Cosponsors (31)
Cosponsors [as of 2007-10-20]

Sen. Joseph Biden [D-DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D-WV]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D-NY]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D-IA]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D-NJ]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Barack Obama [D-IL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D-CO]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Cosponsorship information sometimes is out of date.

Bill Text: Summaries (CRS)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...85&tab=summary

Full Text
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...?bill=s110-185

Status:

YES -- Introduced -- Jan 4, 2007
YES -- Scheduled for Debate -- Jun 26, 2007
Voted on in Senate -
Voted on in House -
Signed by President -

This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the Senate as a whole. Although it has been placed on a calendar of business, the order in which bills are considered and voted on is determined by the majority party leadership. [Last Updated: Oct 20, 2007]

Last Action: Jun 26, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 220.
Show All Related Votes
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes.xpd?bill=s110-185

Committee Assignments
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process where the bill is considered in committee and may undergo significant changes in markup sessions. The bill has been referred to the following committees:

Senate Judiciary
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=SSJU

Related Legislation
See Also
Related bills identified by Library of Congress staff.

H.R. 267: Military Commissions Habeas Corpus Restoration... (Status: Introduced)
H.R. 1189: Habeas Corpus Preservation Act (Status: Introduced)
H.R. 1416: Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007 (Status: Introduced)
H.R. 2543: Military Commissions Revision Act of 2007 (Status: Introduced)
H.R. 2826: To amend titles 28 and 10, United States Code,... (Status: Introduced)

Other Bills with the Same Title
The list below shows legislation in this and previous sessions of Congress that had the same title as this bill. Note that bills may have multiple titles. Often bills are incorporated into other omnibus bills, and you may be able to track the status of provisions of this bill by looking for an omnibus bill below.

109th Congress: S. 4081 (Status: Dead)
110th Congress: H.R. 1416 (Status: Introduced)


To cite this information, we recommend the following:
GovTrack.us. S. 185--110th Congress (2007): Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-185> (accessed Dec 7, 2007)
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