H.R. 4678: United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act

Plain summary

United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act This bill prohibits any action to modify, abrogate, or replace the stipulations, agreements, and commitments contained in the Guantanamo Lease Agreements, or to impair or abandon the jurisdiction and control of the United States over Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless specifically authorized or otherwise provided by: a statute enacted on or after the enactment of this Act; a treaty ratified with the advice and consent of the Senate on or after enactment of this Act; or a modification of the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba signed at Washington, DC, on May 29, 1934, that is ratified with the advice and consent of the Senate on or after enactment of this Act. "Guantanamo Lease Agreements" means: the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba for the Lease to the United States of Lands in Cuba for coaling and naval stations, signed by the President of the United States on February 23, 1903; and the Lease to the United States by the Government of Cuba of Certain Areas of Land and Water for Naval or Coaling Stations, signed by the President of the United States on October 2, 1903.

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Official text

United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4678, United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Preservation Act (2016-04-11)

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Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4678.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114