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HR 7999 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022

Introduced: June 9, 2022 Introduced by: Boebert, Lauren Republican · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 9, 2022
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No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the use of Department of Defense (DOD) funds to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Guantanamo to or within the United States or its territories or possessions. Individuals detained at Guantanamo means those detained as of October 1, 2009, who are not citizens of the United States or members of the U.S. Armed Forces and are in the custody or under the control of DOD or otherwise under detention.

The bill also prohibits DOD funds from being used to construct or modify any facility in the United States or its territories or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purpose of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of DOD. This prohibition does not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

What's happening now June 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
Buck, Ken
· Jun 13, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Jun 9, 2022
Lamborn, Doug
· Jun 9, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2022
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 9, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Jun 9, 2022
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7999: No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7999/
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"H.R. 7999: No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7999/.
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H.R. 7999, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7999/.
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