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HR 2993 115th Congress House

Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to make available to Congress certain information relating to individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to make available to Congress certain information relating to individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 21, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017

This bill instructs the Department of Defense (DOD) to give annual briefings to specified congressional committees on the current activities and locations of individuals who are not members or former members of the armed forces, who were detained by or otherwise under the effective control of DOD at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after September 11, 2011, and who have engaged in acts of terrorism or support for terrorism after being transferred or released from such detention.

The Department of State must: (1) maintain records containing the terms of any bilateral agreement between the United States and the country to which such an individual was transferred or released, and (2) make those records available to Congress within 90 days of the conclusion of any such agreement.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2993: Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2993/
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"H.R. 2993: Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2993/.
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H.R. 2993, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2993/.
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