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HR 701 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Building construction Caribbean area Correctional facilities and imprisonment Cuba Detention of persons Latin America Military facilities and property Oklahoma

To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Oklahoma, or to construct any facility for such…

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To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Oklahoma, or to construct any facility for such enemy combatants in Oklahoma.

Introduced: January 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 27, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits federal funds from being used to: (1) transfer any enemy combatant detained by the United States at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Oklahoma; or (2) construct housing facilities for such individuals in Oklahoma.

What's happening now January 27, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 27, 2009
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 27, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 701: To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Oklahoma, or to construct any facility for such enemy combatants in Oklahoma.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-701/
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"H.R. 701: To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Oklahoma, or to construct any facility for such enemy combatants in Oklahoma.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-701/.
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H.R. 701, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-701/.
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[H.R. 701: To prohibit the use of funds to transfer enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in Oklahoma, or to construct any facility for such enemy combatants in Oklahoma.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-701/)
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