HR 4120 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act

Introduced 2009-11-19· Sponsored by Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]· House

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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 Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2010-01-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act - Prohibits an individual detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from being: (1) transferred to or housed in a facility in a Midwestern state; or (2) prosecuted or tried for any offense against the United States in any Midwestern state. Defines "Midwestern state" as Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, and Kansas.…

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Cosponsors (16)

16 Republicans
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5]IA
Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9]MO
Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]MN
Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]IL
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7]MO
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]KS
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]KS
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]IL
Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]KS
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]NE
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]WI
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]MN
Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]IN