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HR 4836 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Caribbean area Conflicts and wars Correctional facilities and imprisonment Cuba Latin America Military facilities and property Terrorism

To prohibit the transfer of unprivileged enemy belligerents to the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2014 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jun 25, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5732)
Jun 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 11, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the transfer to, or release in, the United States of any unprivileged enemy belligerent who is in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense (DOD) or any other federal entity.

Specifies that an "unprivileged enemy belligerent": (1) includes any individual (other than a member of the Armed Forces) under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and (2) excludes any U.S. citizen who has engaged in hostilities within the United States and/or its territories.

Terminates this Act on December 31, 2017.

What's happening now June 25, 2014

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5732)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 15, 2014
Ross, Dennis
· Jul 7, 2014
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 30, 2014
WOLF, FRANK
· Jun 11, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4836: To prohibit the transfer of unprivileged enemy belligerents to the United States, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4836/
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