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A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the use of any amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any federal department or agency to: (1) close or abandon U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2) relinquish control of Guantanamo to Cuba; (3) implement a material modification to the 1934 Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo; or (4) transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is or was held by the Department of Defense (DOD) at Guantanamo on or after January 20, 2009, and who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Prior to the transfer or release of any such individual, DOD shall make available to the public a specified notice of such intended action.

What's happening now April 13, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 10
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 19, 2016
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 13, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Apr 13, 2016
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 13, 2016
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 13, 2016
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 13, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 13, 2016
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Apr 13, 2016
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 13, 2016
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 13, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2788: A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2788/
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"S. 2788: A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2788/.
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S. 2788, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2788/.
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[S. 2788: A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2788/)
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