HR 2212 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2007-05-08· Sponsored by Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.(2007-05-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires the President to close the Department of Defense (DOD) detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Requires all current detainees there to be: (1) transferred to a military or civilian detention facility in the United States (U.S. facility) and charged with a violation of U.S. or international law and tried before a regularly-constituted court; (2) transferred to a U.S. facility without being charged if the detainee may be held as an enemy combatant or pursuant to other legal authority; (3) transferred to an international tribunal operating under authority of the United Nations (UN) with jurisdiction to hold trials; (4) transferred to their country of citizenship or a different country for further legal process, provided that such country provides adequate assurances that the individual will not be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment; or (5) released from any further detention.…

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Cosponsors (16)

16 Democrats