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HR 1238 111th Congress House

To prohibit the presence in the United States of any alien formerly detained at the Department of Defense detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Introduced: March 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
Immigration Caribbean areaCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCubaDetention of persons
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes an alien who is detained at the Department of Defense (DOD) detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, permanently ineligible for: (1) U.S. admission for any purpose, including refugee admission; and (2) parole into the United States or any other physical presence in the United States that is not regarded as an admission, including transfer for detention purposes.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 19, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 19, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 19, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Mar 19, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Mar 9, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1238: To prohibit the presence in the United States of any alien formerly detained at the Department of Defense detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1238/
MLA
"H.R. 1238: To prohibit the presence in the United States of any alien formerly detained at the Department of Defense detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1238/.
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H.R. 1238, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1238/.
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