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Mar 16, 2009

Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2009

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Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to grant the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction of, and make it the exclusive venue for consideration of, all habeas corpus applications by or on behalf of any enemy combatant held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who is neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (covered...

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Introduced(1/22/09)
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Mr. SMITH

(R) TX – 21

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Mar 16, 2009

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