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

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 30 April 2007

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5308)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 April 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5307-5308)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 April 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 11 December 2007

   Committee

   Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 30 April 2007 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
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