Members of Congress have set out to devise a new judicial process for detainees currently held at the US base in Guantanamo, Cuba.
Last month, the US Supreme Court decided that the Bush Administration's military tribunals were unconstitutional.
And the decision has led the Pentagon's admission that detainees are entitled to protections guaranteed by the Geneva Conventions.
NHPR Correspondent Julie Donnelly reports on how House lawmakers are starting to grapple with the issue.