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H.R. 2294 (111th)

Keep Terrorists Out of America Act

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Introduced

7 May 2009

Last action

18 November 2009 · Discharge

Status

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Hoekstra. Petition No: 111-7. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis7.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Sponsors

Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Cathy Rodgers, John Carter, Pete Sessions, Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], LAMAR SMITH, PETER KING, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-35], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-6], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Kay Granger, Bill Shuster, Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Michael Simpson, Tom Cole, Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5], Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7], Jason Chaffetz, Ken Calvert, Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Lynn Jenkins, Ted Poe, WILLIAM THORNBERRY, JOHN CULBERSON, Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Pete Olson, Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14], Thomas Rooney, Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Robert Wittman, Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large], Virginia Foxx

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

14 August 2025

Defence

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Summary

Keep Terrorists Out of America Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that individuals currently detained at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should not be transferred or released into the United States. Prohibits the President from transferring or releasing any such individual into the United States unless 60 days prior to such transfer: (1) the President submits to the governor and legislature of the state to which the President intends to transfer or release such an individual certification that the individual does not pose a security risk to the United States; (2) the governor and state legislature of the state in which the President intends to transfer an individual consent to the transfer; and (3) the President notifies the Congress of, among other things, the name of the individual being transferred, the installation the individual is being transferred to, a justification for the transfer, and a certification that the President has mitigated any risks to national security posed by the transfer.

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Timeline

  1. 7 May 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 November 2009

    Discharge

    Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Hoekstra. Petition No: 111-7. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis7.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

    Source: Discharge

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Documents

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