S 2740
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Africa
Caribbean area
Cuba
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Latin America
Libya
Middle East
Military facilities and property
Somalia
Terrorism
Yemen
A bill to prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to state sponsors of terrorism.
Introduced: April 4, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 4, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits the use of funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to Libya, Somalia, Yemen, or a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who:
- is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the Armed Forces; and
- is or was held by DOD on or after January 20, 2009, at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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