S 1249 in Congressional Session 110

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : S 1249

 

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

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
4/30/2007--Introduced. 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.

Votes

Title : A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Votes in the US Senate
This Bill was not Voted in the US Senate
Votes in the US House
This Bill was not Voted in the US House

Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of S 1249
 
Bill Number : S 1249
Title : A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 4/30/2007)      
ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

    Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 6/11/2007

    Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 5/7/2007

    Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 5/11/2007

    Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 10/17/2007

    Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] - 5/8/2007

Other Info

Bill Number : S 1249
Title : A bill to require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
 
MAJOR ACTIONS:
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ALL ACTIONS:
 
4/30/2007:Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5307-5308)
 
4/30/2007:Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5308) 1
 
2/11/2007:Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.