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HR 1638 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Caribbean area Correctional facilities and imprisonment Cuba Detention of persons Latin America Military facilities and property Terrorism Virginia

To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities or locations in Virginia or to house such individuals at such facilities or…

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To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities or locations in Virginia or to house such individuals at such facilities or locations.

Introduced: March 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits federal funds from being used to: (1) transfer any individual detained by the United States at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility or location in Virginia; or (2) house any such individual at a Virginia facility or location.

What's happening now March 19, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1638: To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities or locations in Virginia or to house such individuals at such facilities or locations.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1638/
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"H.R. 1638: To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities or locations in Virginia or to house such individuals at such facilities or locations.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1638/.
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H.R. 1638, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1638/.
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[H.R. 1638: To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities or locations in Virginia or to house such individuals at such facilities or locations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1638/)
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