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S 370 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Caribbean area Correctional facilities and imprisonment Cuba Executive agency funding and structure Latin America Military facilities and property

Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009

Introduced: February 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2009
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Feb 3, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 3, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009 - Prohibits federal funds from being used to: (1) transfer any detainee at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or its territories; (2) construct or enhance any facility in the United States in order to house any such detainee; or (3) house or otherwise incarcerate any such detainee in the United States or its territories.

What's happening now July 29, 2009

Star Print ordered on the bill.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1012 Related bill Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009
  • HR 4441 Related bill Stop Terrorist Entry Program Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 29, 2009
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 29, 2009
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 29, 2009
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 29, 2009
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 19, 2009
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 3, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 370: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-370/
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"S. 370: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-370/.
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S. 370, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-370/.
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