US HB4120 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on November 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act - Prohibits an individual detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, from being: (1) transferred to or housed in a facility in a Midwestern state; or (2) prosecuted or tried for any offense against the United States in any Midwestern state. Defines "Midwestern state" as Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Arkansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Title
Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN] | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE] |
| Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS] | Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL] | Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. John Kline [R-MN] |
| Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA] | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL] |
| Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI] | Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL] | Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN] | Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE] |
| Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | |
| 2009-11-19 | Referred to House Judiciary | |
| 2009-11-19 | Referred to House Armed Services | |
| 2009-11-19 | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Arkansas
Armed forces and national security
Caribbean area
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Detention of persons
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Armed forces and national security
Caribbean area
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Cuba
Detention of persons
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4120/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4120/BILLS-111hr4120ih.pdf |
