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Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009

Introduced: February 12, 2009 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to: (1) transfer any enemy combatant detained at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States; or (2) coordinate with any other department or agency to transfer any such individual to the United States.

Prohibits the Secretary of Defense from: (1) using any facility closed through a base closure process for housing any such individual; or (2) constructing, modifying, or improving any facility in the United States or its territories for housing any such individual.

What's happening now February 12, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1012: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1012/
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"H.R. 1012: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1012/.
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H.R. 1012, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1012/.
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