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Keep Terrorists Out of America Act

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2009
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Hoekstra. Petition No: 111-7. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
May 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Terrorists Out of America Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that individuals currently detained at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should not be transferred or released into the United States.

Prohibits the President from transferring or releasing any such individual into the United States unless 60 days prior to such transfer: (1) the President submits to the governor and legislature of the state to which the President intends to transfer or release such an individual certification that the individual does not pose a security risk to the United States; (2) the governor and state legislature of the state in which the President intends to transfer an individual consent to the transfer; and (3) the President notifies the Congress of, among other things, the name of the individual being transferred, the installation the individual is being transferred to, a justification for the transfer, and a certification that the President has mitigated any risks to national security posed by the transfer.

What's happening now November 18, 2009

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Hoekstra. Petition No: 111-7. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis7.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Republican 33
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jun 2, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· May 21, 2009
INGLIS, BOB
· May 21, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 20, 2009
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 20, 2009
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 20, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 19, 2009
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 19, 2009
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · May 19, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 19, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 19, 2009
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 19, 2009
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 19, 2009
Cao, Anh
· May 18, 2009
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McClintock, Tom
California · May 18, 2009
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 14, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 14, 2009
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 14, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· May 14, 2009
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 14, 2009
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 13, 2009
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 13, 2009
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 13, 2009
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 13, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 13, 2009
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 13, 2009
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Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 13, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 13, 2009
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 12, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 12, 2009
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 12, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 12, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 12, 2009
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· May 12, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 12, 2009
Austria, Steve
· May 7, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 7, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 7, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· May 7, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· May 7, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 7, 2009
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2294: Keep Terrorists Out of America Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2294/
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"H.R. 2294: Keep Terrorists Out of America Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2294/.
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H.R. 2294, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2294/.
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