H.R.2212: To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced May 8, 2007
  • Latest Major Action May 8, 2007

Bill Summary

Requires the President to close the Department of Defense (DOD) detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Requires all current detainees there to be: (1) transferred to a military or civilian detention facility in the United States (U.S. facility) and charged with a violation of U.S. or international law and tried before a regularly-constituted court; (2) transferred to a U.S. facility without being charged if the detainee may be held as an...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 8, 2007

Introduced in the House by Jane Harman (D-Calif.)

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