House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Guantanamo Transfer Prevention Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 19, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 19, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4126.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YOHO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 171, November 19, 2015, Page H8414):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. ``To provide for the common defense,'' ``to raise and support Armies,'' ``to provide and maintain a Navy,'' and ``to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 19, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 235 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4126, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4126
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
70 cosponsors — 70 Republicans
0 of 70 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ken Buck (R-CO), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Cresent Hardy (R-NV) and 40 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ted Yoho.
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- H.R. 3268 (114th) PAST Act
- H.R. 1054 (114th) TRUST Act
- H.R. 38 (114th) Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.