S 165 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 20.(2015-02-23)
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Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015 Revises and extends (until two years after enactment of this Act) prohibitions on the use of funds available to any U.S. agency (currently, to the Department of Defense [DOD]) to: construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house individuals detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who are not U.S. citizens or members of the U.S. Armed Forces and who are in the custody or control of DOD or otherwise under detention in the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo for the detention or imprisonment in the custody or control of the U.S. government, unless authorized by Congress; or transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and who was held on (currently, on or after) January 20, 2009, in Guantanamo Bay by DOD. Supersedes and repeals existing prohibitions under National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (NDAA) concerning such construction and U.S. transfers that are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015. Prohibits until…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 165, Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act of 2015
Mar 4, 2015As reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on February 23, 2015
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Cosponsors (20)
20 Republicans