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H.Res.537 / 111th Congress

Requesting that the President and directing that the Attorney General transmit to the House of Representatives all information in their possession relating to specific communications regarding detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 83.

Official summary

Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jun 26, 2009

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Requests the President, and directs the Attorney General, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any portions of all documents, records, and communications in their possession referring or relating to notification of constitutional rights (i.e., warnings required by Miranda v. Arizona,) by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to foreign persons captured in Afghanistan who are suspected of terrorism and detainees in the custody of the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · R–MI

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
3 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 83.

  2. Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-189.

  3. Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-189.

  4. Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 12.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  7. Introduced in House

  8. Introduced in House

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