Key Votes
National Key Votes
S Amdt 2022 - Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States - Key Vote
Barack Obama II voted Yea (Cloture Vote) on this legislation.
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Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF A PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT.
Stage Details
Amendment - Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) - Sept. 19, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to invoke cloture on an amendment that would reapply the habeas corpus requirement to persons being detained by the United States.
Note:
NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - Sept. 17, 2007
Title: Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States
Sponsors
- Arlen Specter (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Jeff Bingaman (NM - D)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D)
- Robert C. Byrd (WV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Maria Cantwell (WA - D)
- Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper (DE - D)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- Thomas 'Tom' Harkin (IA - D)
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D)
- Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D)
- William Clarence 'Bill' Nelson Sr. (FL - D)
- Barack Hussein Obama II (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Lunsford Pryor (AR - D)
- Ken Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
