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HR 4588 111th Congress House

Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act

Official title: To provide that the detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remains open indefinitely and to require that individuals detained at the facilit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that the detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba remains open indefinitely and to require that individuals detained at the facility be tried only by military commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Caribbean areaCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCubaDetention of persons
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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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 3, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
Feb 3, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 3, 2010
Referred to House Armed Services
Feb 3, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act - Provides that: (1) the detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shall remain in use indefinitely by the United States as a detention facility; and (2) any individual who is detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may only be tried by military commission which shall be conducted at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 3, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 3, 2010
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 3, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4588: Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4588/
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"H.R. 4588: Detainee Trials at Gitmo Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4588/.
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H.R. 4588, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4588/.
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