HRES 920 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the Attorney General's possession regarding certain matters pertaining to detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who are transferred into the United States.

Introduced Nov 19, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Lamar Smith R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 15, 2009 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 144.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedNov 19, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication of the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the Office of the Solicitor General, that relates to: (1) any legal guidance or recommendations made since January 20, 2009, regarding additional legal rights or protections, including under the Constitution, statutes, and treaties, detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, receive when transferred into the United States from such Naval Station; or (2) pretrial detention, post conviction incarceration, or transportation within the United States, of detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are to be transferred into the United States for prosecution and trial in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2009 to Dec 1, 2009, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-CADaniel E. LungrenOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalNov 19, 2009
R-MSGregg HarperOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-UTJason ChaffetzOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-OHJim JordanOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-IASteve KingOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-TXTed PoeOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-FLThomas J. RooneyOriginalNov 19, 2009
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalNov 19, 2009
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Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 15, 2009Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 144.
  2. Dec 15, 2009Reported adversely by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-378.
  3. Dec 9, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Dec 9, 2009Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
  5. Nov 19, 2009Introduced in House
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Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 922Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the possession of the Department of Homeland Security relating to the Department's planning, information sharing, and coordination with any state oRelated billDec 15, 2009
HRES 923Requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents in the possession of the President relating to the effects on foreign intelligence collection of the transfer of detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, intoRelated billDec 17, 2009

Subjects

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  1. Dec 15, 2009Reported in House
  2. Nov 19, 2009Introduced in House

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