S. 1046: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Detention Act of 2011
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S. 1046: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Detention Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Detention Act of 2011
Plain summary
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Detention Act of 2011 - Requires each high-value enemy combatant captured or otherwise taken into long-term custody or detention by the United States to, while under such U.S. detention, be detained at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (GTMO) at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Defines "high-value enemy combatant" as an enemy combatant who: (1) is a senior member of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or any associated terrorist group; (2) has knowledge of an imminent terrorist threat against the United States or its territories, the U.S. Armed Forces, or U.S. people, organizations, or allies; (3) has, or has had, direct involvement in planning or preparing a terrorist action against the United States or a U.S. ally or in assisting the leadership of al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or any associated terrorist group in planning or preparing such a terrorist action; or (4) would, if released from detention, constitute a clear and continuing threat to the United States or any U.S. ally.
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Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Detention Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · 10 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John Boozman (R-AR), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Thune (R-SD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1046.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1046 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112