US Congress House Bill 4678 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act (Sec. 3) This bill prohibits any action to modify, abrogate, or replace the stipulations, agreements, and commitments contained in the Guantanamo Lease Agreements, or to impair or abandon the jurisdiction and control of the United States over United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless specifically authorized or otherwise provided by: a statute enacted on or after the enactment of this Act; a treaty ratified with the advice and consent of the Senate on or after enactment of this Act; or a modification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba signed at Washington, DC, on May 29, 1934, that is ratified with the advice and consent of the Senate on or after enactment of this Act. (Sec. 4) "Guantanamo Lease Agreements" means: the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba for the Lease to the United States of Lands in Cuba for coaling and naval stations, signed by the President of the United States on February 23, 1903; and the Lease to the United States by the Government of Cuba of Certain Areas of Land and Water for Naval or Coaling Stations, signed by the President of the United States on October 2, 1903.

United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act

Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-15	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
2016-04-15	House	Reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 114-496.
2016-03-16	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2016-03-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-03-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-03-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4678/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4678/BILLS-114hr4678ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4678/BILLS-114hr4678rh.pdf