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Justice for 9/11 Act

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Introduced:
Jan 9, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

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3
Actions
9
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
4
Subjects
1
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Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Jan 9, 2025 00
<p><strong>Justice for 9/11 Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides that any plea agreement entered into by&nbsp;Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment must not preclude the trial of such individuals under other provisions of law for that attack. In any trial of such individuals, the death penalty must be available.</p><p>In the case of any sentence imposed on&nbsp;Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, the individual must (1) be held at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in solitary confinement; (2) not be provided contact with foreign nationals; (3) not be provided with psychological treatment except that specifically authorized by medical authorities at Guantanamo Bay; and (4) not be transferred to the continental United States or any other country.</p>

Actions (3)

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 9, 2025

Subjects (4)

Armed Forces and National Security (Policy Area) Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Terrorism

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Jan 9, 2025

Full Bill Text

Length: 2,800 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jan 9, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:15 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 296 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 296

To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2025

Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Fitzpatrick,
Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Ellzey, and Mr.
Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for 9/11 Act''.
SEC. 2.
DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,
CUBA.

(a) Plea Agreements and Judgments.--Notwithstanding the provisions
of
section 949h of title 10, United States Code, any plea agreement entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin `Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment, shall not preclude the trial of such individual under chapter 47A of such title or any other provision of law for that terrorist attack.
entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak
Bin `Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the
terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment, shall
not preclude the trial of such individual under chapter 47A of such
title or any other provision of law for that terrorist attack.

(b) Sentencing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any
trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin
`Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi under chapter 47A of title
10, United States Code, or any other provision of law for the terrorist
attack of September 11, 2001, a sentence of death shall be available.
(c) Conditions of Confinement; Transfer.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in the case of any sentence imposed on Khalid Shaikh
Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin `Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed
Adam al Hawsawi, such individual--

(1) shall be--
(A) held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, in solitary confinement;
(B) provided no contact with foreign nationals; and
(C) provided no psychological treatment except that
specifically authorized by medical authorities at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and

(2) shall not be transferred to the continental United
States or any other country.
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