S.Res. 469: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the May 31, 2014, transfer of five detainees from the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3606)

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the May 31, 2014, transfer of five detainees from the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the transfers of detainees Khairullah Khairkhwa, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mohammed Fazl, Noorullah Noori, and Mohammed Nabi Omari from U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar on May 31, 2014, violated the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. Declares that Congress should: (1) investigate the actions taken by President Obama and his administration that led to the unlawful transfer of such detainees, and (2) determine the impact of such transfers on the common defense of the United States and measures that should be taken to mitigate any negative consequences.

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Official text

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the May 31, 2014, transfer of five detainees from the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · 23 cosponsors

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John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Rand Paul (R-KY), John Thune (R-SD), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tim Scott (R-SC)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113sres469.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/sres>

Record fed-us-cong113-sres469 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113