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.

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2009-06-11
Latest action
2009-06-26 · Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-189.

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.