HR 7056 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Interrogation and Detention Reform Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-09-24· Sponsored by Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2095-2096)(2008-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Interrogation and Detention Reform Act of 2008 - Requires a head of an element of the intelligence community who has custody or effective control of an detained individual to notify the International Committee of the Red Cross of such custody or control and allow such Committee physical and repeat access to such individual. Repeals: (1) the Military Commissions Act of 2006; (2) additional punitive provisions relating to conspiracy to commit crimes against the law of war and additional prohibitions against cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; (3) prohibitions against the issuance of writs of habeas corpus for enemy combatants; and (4) the authority to conduct combatant status review tribunals. Directs the President to: (1) close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2) remove from such facility each individual designated as an enemy combatant or unlawful enemy combatant; and (3) submit a plan to Congress for the prosecution, transfer, release, or other disposition of such combatants. Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the investigation and prosecution of international terrorism. Directs the President to: (1) establish un…

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10 Democrats