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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act

Introduced: February 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Feb 22, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 22, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act

This bill prohibits the President from modifying, terminating, abandoning, or transferring the lease with the government of Cuba by which the United States acquired 45 square miles of land and waters that currently contain Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless: (1) the President notifies Congress of the proposed lease change, and (2) afterwards Congress enacts a law authorizing the change.

What's happening now February 22, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 654 Identical bill Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act
 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 · Mar 10, 2016
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 1, 2016
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 24, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 24, 2016
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 24, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 22, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2559: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2559/
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"S. 2559: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2559/.
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S. 2559, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2559/.
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