(H.R.2847) On the motion to table (kill) the vote on whether to reverse a ruling relating to the fiscal year 2010 appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice; the ruling sought to be reversed was that a motion to recommit the appropriations bill and add language prohibiting any funds in H.R. 2847 from being used to provide “Miranda rights” to detainees in Afghanistan was not in order.
house Roll Call 402
Jun 18, 2009
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This was a vote on a motion to “table” (kill) an appeal of a ruling that a motion made by Rep. Lewis (R-CA) to recommit H.R. 2847 to the Appropriations Committee with instructions was not in order. The instructions that Rep. Lewis had proposed adding to the bill that were ruled out of order would have prohibited the Justice Department from using any funds in the bill “to provide (Miranda) rights . . . to detainees in the custody of the armed forces of the United States in Afghanistan.'' Miranda rights are those given by arresting officers to criminal suspects before they can be questioned, including the right to have a lawyer. |
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