US SR469 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 24-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-11 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3606)
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-11 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3606)
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the transfers of detainees Khairullah Khairkhwa, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mohammed Fazl, Noorullah Noori, and Mohammed Nabi Omari from U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar on May 31, 2014, violated the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. Declares that Congress should: (1) investigate the actions taken by President Obama and his administration that led to the unlawful transfer of such detainees, and (2) determine the impact of such transfers on the common defense of the United States and measures that should be taken to mitigate any negative consequences.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the May 31, 2014, transfer of five detainees from the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sponsors
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] |
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA] | Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN] | Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] |
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] | Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] |
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] |
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL] | Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-06-11 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3606) |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Detention of persons
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Terrorism
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Detention of persons
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Terrorism
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/469/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres469/BILLS-113sres469is.pdf |