3.0.0 6615 2021-06-07T20:05:37Z 2021-06-07T20:05:37Z House H HR 2008-07-24 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-24T14:01:20Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-07-24T14:01:15Z 2008-07-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-07-24 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2008-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Caribbean area Correctional facilities and imprisonment Cuba Defense spending Department of Defense Detention of persons Latin America Supreme Court Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-07-24 Introduced in House 2008-10-23T18:57:02Z Giving Inmate Terrorists More Opportunities (GITMO) Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to immediately transport all enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Washington, DC, where the U.S. Supreme Court shall hold such prisoners on Court grounds, confined by adequate fencing.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide shelter for such detainees outside the Court building, but on Court grounds; (2) provide guards; and (3) implement a system to ensure that the prisoners receive an appropriate amount of food and water. Directs detainees to use the restroom facilities inside the Court building.

Allows any of the nine justices to guard the prisoners, or provide them with food and water, whenever they choose.

Provides that, if either the Secretary or any of the justices refuses to carry out their duties under this Act, then their respective department or Court shall receive funding for the next fiscal year at half the level appropriated for the current fiscal year, or until such time as the Court no longer desires to micromanage the prisoners.

]]> Giving Inmate Terrorists More Opportunities (GITMO) Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Giving Inmate Terrorists More Opportunities (GITMO) Act of 2008 Display Title Giving Inmate Terrorists More Opportunities (GITMO) Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the transport of the enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Washington, D.C., where the United States Supreme Court will be able to more effectively micromanage the detainees by holding them on the Supreme Court grounds, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6615ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6615ih.xml 2008-07-24 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.