Thaddeus McCotter - Guantanamo Bay
Voting Record
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010
In October of 2010, the House voted on a funding bill for Homeland Security. Buried within that legislation was language to prevent any funds from being used to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the US or to their home nation. Also in that funding bill was a definition that made photos taken of prisoners at Guantanamo bay classified and unable to be released. The act passed the House 258-163. Thaddeus McCotter voted in favor of the act which prevented the movement of prisoners from Gitmo and classified photos of detainees.
Thaddeus McCotter voted in favor of the act which prevented the movement of prisoners from Gitmo and classified photos of detainees.
Military Commissions Act of 2006
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 established the authority to hold military tribunals for unlawful enemy combatants. It also defined that term and several others. The legislation was passed 253-168 in September of 2006. Thaddeus McCotter voted in favor of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.
Thaddeus McCotter voted in favor of the Military Commissions Act of 2006.
Sponsored and Cosponsored Legislation
Prohibiting Funds for Transfer - Cosponsor
Makes an alien who is detained at the Department of Defense (DOD) detention facility at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, permanently ineligible for: (1) U.S. admission for any purpose, including refugee admission; and (2) parole into the United States or any other physical presence in the United States that is not regarded as an admission, including transfer for detention purposes.
Keep Terrorists Out of America Act - Cosponsor
To require the approval of the relevant State governor and legislature and the President's notification and certification before the transfer or release of an individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a location in the United States, and for other purposes.