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To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or…

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To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits an enemy combatant detained by the United States at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from receiving medical treatment at: (1) a military medical facility of the Department of Defense (DOD) that provides medical treatment to members of the Armed Forces; or (2) a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

What's happening now February 13, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 4, 2009
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 12, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 12, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1042: To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1042/
MLA
"H.R. 1042: To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1042/.
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H.R. 1042, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1042/.
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[H.R. 1042: To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1042/)
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