US HR537 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-19 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal law prohibits the transfer of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any transfer to the United States of the 107 detainees imprisoned for reasons of national security at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, would violate federal law and the appropriations powers enumerated to Congress in article 1 of the Constitution, and may result in the President's committing illegal actions.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal law prohibits the transfer of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
Sponsors
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS] | Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-11-19 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
2015-11-19 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Appropriations
Armed forces and national security
Caribbean area
Colorado
Congressional-executive branch relations
Cuba
Detention of persons
Kansas
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
South Carolina
Terrorism
Armed forces and national security
Caribbean area
Colorado
Congressional-executive branch relations
Cuba
Detention of persons
Kansas
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
South Carolina
Terrorism
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/537/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres537/BILLS-114hres537ih.pdf |