Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act

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Bill Number

HR 4120

Introduced

Nov 19, 2009

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Topics

Arkansas Armed Forces and National Security Caribbean area Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Cuba Detention of persons Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Latin America Military facilities and property Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin

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Summary

Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act - Prohibits an individual detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from being: (1) transferred to or housed in a facility in a Midwestern state; or (2) prosecuted or tried for any offense against the United States in any Midwestern state.

Defines "Midwestern state" as Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Actions

Jan 4, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 19, 2009

Referred to House Judiciary
Nov 19, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 19, 2009

Referred to House Armed Services
Nov 19, 2009

Introduced in House

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