H.R. 5351: To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 520 (2016): On Passage, HR5351 (2016-09-15), Passed. See all
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Official title

To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Plain summary

(Sec. 1) This bill prohibits U.S. agency funds from being used until the earlier of the enactment date of an Act authorizing FY2017 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) or January 21, 2017, for the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions or to any foreign country or entity of an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "Individual detained at Guantanamo" means an individual located at Guantanamo as of October 1, 2009, who: (1) is not a U.S. national or a member of the Armed Forces, and (2) is in the custody or under the control of DOD or otherwise detained at Guantanamo.

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Official text

To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] · 78 cosponsors

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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Sam Graves (R-MO), Austin Scott (R-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), J. French Hill (R-AR) and 18 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 520 (2016): On Passage, HR5351 (2016-09-15): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5351.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5351 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114