A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 13, 2016

This bill prohibits the use of any amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any federal department or agency to: (1) close or abandon U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; (2) relinquish control of Guantanamo to Cuba; (3) implement a material modification to the 1934 Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba that constructively closes Guantanamo; or (4) transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is or was held by the Department of Defense (DOD) at Guantanamo on or after January 20, 2009, and who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Prior to the transfer or release of any such individual, DOD shall make available to the public a specified notice of such intended action.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R–OK

Committees

Armed Services Committee

14 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Apr 13, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.2788, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2788

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-04-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2788/BILLS-114s2788is.htm

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Analyze S.2788 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.2788, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2788

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-04-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2788/BILLS-114s2788is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.2788, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2788

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-04-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2788/BILLS-114s2788is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.2788, 114th Congress: A bill to prohibit closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval Station to the United States, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2788

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2016-04-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2788/BILLS-114s2788is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.2788 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.