Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 21, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 21, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009 - Directs the President to notify the congressional defense and appropriations committees at least 90 days before taking any action associated with the closure of the Department of Defense (DOD) detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the transfer of any persons detained there to a new detention facility in the United States.
Requires the notification to include a: (1) study addressing the legal ramifications and the security, infrastructure, and other support requirements associated with such closure and transfer of persons detained; and (2) plan for the relocation of the persons detained.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 21, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Jan 21, 2009 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jan 21, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 21, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 21, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-1068 | NHTSA OVERSIGHT: AN EXAMINATION OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROVISIONS OF SAFETEA-LU121 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-30 | HEARING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOSTERING CONNECTIONS TO SUCCESS AND INCREASING ADOPTIONS ACT107 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Sep 15, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1069 | Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Feb 13, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for certain requirements related to the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
