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Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act of 2006
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 16, 2006
Latest Action
November 16, 2006
Primary Sponsor
Christopher DoddDemocratic(CT)
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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Filing registrants (3)
2007 · mid_year · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Legislation/Treaties • Department of Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition (S. 1548) • Comprehensive immigration legislation (S. 1348) • Second Chance Act (H.R. 1593) • Material support legislation (H.R. 2764) • Amendments to the Military Commissions Act (S. 4060 and H.R. 1416) • Habeas Restoration Bills (H.R. 2826 and S. 185) • Close Guantanamo legislation (S. 1469 and S. 1249) • National Security with Justice Legislation (S. 1876) • Taping of Interrogations (H.R. 4951) 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. • 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 · year_end · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S 2455: Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006 - Electronic surveillance and terrorist list S 3614: Unprivileged Combatant Act of 2006 - Military commissions and definition of enemy combatant S 3774: A Bill to Prohibit Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information S 3861: Bringing Terrorists to Justice Act of 2006 - Definition of enemy combatant and trial procedures S 3886: Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006 - Military Commission procedures S 4051: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Oversight and Resource Enhancement Act of 2006 - Electronic Surveillance and identification procedures S 4060: Effective Terrorists Prosecution Act of 2006 - Definition of unlawful enemy combatant HR 5825: Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act - Electronic surveillance without a court order HR 1704, S 1934: The Second Chance Act S 2271: USA Patriot Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006 - Nondisclosure requirements S 2453: National Security Surveillance Act of 2006 Judicial nominations
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2006 · year_end · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
S.3861: A bill to facilitate bringing to justice terrorists and other unlawful enemy combatants through full and fair trials by military commissions, and for other purposes S.3886: A bill to authorize military commissions to bring terrorists to justice, to strengthen and modernize terrorist surveillance capabilities, and for other purposes S.3901: An original bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes S.3929: A bill to authorize military commissions to bring terrorists to justice, to strengthen and modernize terrorist surveillance capabilities, and for other purposes S.3930: A bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes S. 1937: A Bill to Set Forth Certain Requirements for Trials and Sentencing by Military Commissions and other potential legislation resulting from the Supreme Court’s decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld H.R. 952: Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act (Introduced in House) S. 4060: Effective Terrorist Prosecution Act of 2006 Amendment 4341 to S. 2766: To prohibit the rendition of individuals to countries if there are substantial grounds to believe the individuals will be subject to torture Nomination of William J. Haynes II to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Nomination of Robert Gates to Secretary of the Department of Defense General lobbying on military commissions H.R.6054: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes H.R.6166: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)