Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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16 cosponsors · 16 R

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Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act - Prohibits an individual detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from being: (1) transferred to or housed in a facility in a Midwestern state; or (2) prosecuted or tried for any offense against the United States in any Midwestern state.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 19, 2009

Defines "Midwestern state" as Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act

Latest action (Jan 4, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 19, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.