House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2016 · 244–174
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2016 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5351.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. WALORSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 84, May 26, 2016, Page H3296):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 May 26, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 235 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5351, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5351
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
78 cosponsors — 78 Republicans
0 of 78 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chris Collins (R-NY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Joseph Heck (R-NV), Jody Hice (R-GA), J. Hill (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and 48 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.