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S 2780 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Caribbean area Cuba Defense spending Department of Defense Detention of persons Executive agency funding and structure Latin America Military facilities and property Terrorism

Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016

Introduced: April 12, 2016 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 12, 2016
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Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016

This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to prohibit the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) or to any other U.S. government entity to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any foreign country or other foreign entity unless DOD certifies to Congress that the individual no longer poses a threat to the security of the United States, its citizens, and its interests.

What's happening now April 12, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 18, 2016
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 12, 2016
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2780: Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2780/
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"S. 2780: Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2780/.
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S. 2780, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2780/.
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