S. 2999 · 114th Congress
A bill to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay…
Full title
A bill to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
5 cosponsors · 5 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill prohibits U.S. agency funds from being used until the earlier of the enactment date of an Act authorizing FY2017 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) or January 1, 2017, for the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions or to any foreign country or entity of an…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 26, 2016
This bill prohibits U.S. agency funds from being used until the earlier of the enactment date of an Act authorizing FY2017 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) or January 1, 2017, for the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions or to any foreign country or entity of an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
"Individual detained at Guantanamo" means an individual located at Guantanamo as of October 1, 2009, who: (1) is not a U.S. national or a member of the Armed Forces, and (2) is in the custody or under the control of DOD or otherwise detained at Guantanamo.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Latest action (May 26, 2016): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 26, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.