Keep Terrorists Out of America Act
Latest action · Nov 18, 2009 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.)
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 7, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 169
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2009 to Jun 2, 2009, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Rodney Alexander | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Nathan Deal | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | May 15, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | May 15, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ralph M. Hall | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jun 2, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2009Motion 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.)
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
- May 7, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
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- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
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