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A bill to amend the material witness statute to strengthen procedural safeguards, and for other purposes.
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 21, 2005
Latest Action
September 21, 2005
Primary Sponsor
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratic(VT)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
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vs 4,105 other S bills in the 109th — cohort avg 35d
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2006 · mid_year · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Civil Rights/Judiciary Legislation/Treaties • Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition • Gang legislation • Streamlined Procedures Act: restrictions on habeas corpus for criminal defendants • Immigration legislation (H.R. 4437; S.2611; S.2454): mandatory and indefinite detention provisions, access to judicial review, expansion of aggravated felony definition • Sex offender legislation • Material witness warrant legislation (S.1739; companion House legislation) • Material support legislation (H.R. 5918; Senate amendment 4711 to S.22454) • Post-Hamdan: military commission legislation; legislation on Common Article 3 • Military Commissions Act of 2006 (S.3930) Policies/Issues • Detention of and access to courts for enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism • Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances • Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions • Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion. • Juveniles sentenced to life without parole: advocated for legislation that would preclude children being sentenced to life with parole; sought relief for those subject to this sentence • Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees • Mandatory minimum sentences: advocated against inclusion of such sentences in crime bills • Immigration reform: advocated for fair recognition of homosexual couples under new immigration laws • Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses • Immigration reform: advocated for reasoned enforcement policies that respect and incorporate due process and human rights protections • Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as “supporters” of terrorism and barred entry into US
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Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2006 · mid_year · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation/Treaties • Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition. • Gang legislation. • Streamlined Procedures Act: restrictions on habeas corpus for criminal defendants. • Immigration legislation (H.R. 4437; S.2611; S.2454): mandatory and indefinite detention provisions, access to judicial review, expansion of aggravated felony definition. • Sex offender legislation. • Material witness warrant legislation (S.1739; companion House legislation). • Material support legislation (H.R. 5918; Senate amendment 4711 to S.22454). • Post-Hamdan: military commission legislation; legislation on Common Article 3. Policies/Issues • Detention of and access to courts for enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions. • Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion. • Juveniles sentenced to life without parole: advocated for legislation that would preclude children being sentenced to life with parole; sought relief for those subject to this sentence. • Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees. • Mandatory minimum sentences: advocated against inclusion of such sentences in crime bills. • Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses. • Immigration reform: advocated for reasoned enforcement policies that respect and incorporate due process and human rights protections. • Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as “supporters” of terrorism and barred entry into U.S. • Immigration reform: advocated for fair recognition of homosexual couples under new immigration laws.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)