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HR 143 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Caribbean area Cuba Defense spending Detention of persons Latin America Military facilities and property Terrorism

To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.

Introduced: January 9, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from using funds to transfer or release within the United States (including its territories or possessions) any detainee (1) who is not a U.S. citizen or member of the U.S. Armed Forces; and (2) who is or was held by DOD at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after January 20, 2009.

What's happening now January 9, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4365 Related bill Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
  • S 2587 Related bill Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
  • HR 2882 Related bill Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
  • HRES 1102 Related bill Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jan 30, 2023
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 9, 2023
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 143: To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-143/
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"H.R. 143: To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-143/.
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H.R. 143, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-143/.
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[H.R. 143: To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-143/)
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