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To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2007 See on congress.gov
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May 8, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 8, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E979-980)
May 8, 2007
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Requires the President to close the Department of Defense (DOD) detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Requires all current detainees there to be: (1) transferred to a military or civilian detention facility in the United States (U.S. facility) and charged with a violation of U.S. or international law and tried before a regularly-constituted court; (2) transferred to a U.S. facility without being charged if the detainee may be held as an enemy combatant or pursuant to other legal authority; (3) transferred to an international tribunal operating under authority of the United Nations (UN) with jurisdiction to hold trials; (4) transferred to their country of citizenship or a different country for further legal process, provided that such country provides adequate assurances that the individual will not be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment; or (5) released from any further detention.

What's happening now May 8, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 5, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 17, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 17, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2212/
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"H.R. 2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2212/.
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H.R. 2212, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2212/.
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[H.R. 2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2212/)
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