Justice for 9/11 Act

United States119th CongressHR-296House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 9, 2025

Summary

This bill, known as the "Justice for 9/11 Act," establishes specific legal and post-trial provisions for Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin `Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, who are detained at Guantanamo Bay for their alleged roles in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It explicitly states that any existing plea agreements or related judgments for these individuals concerning the 9/11 attacks shall not prevent their trial under military commission or other applicable law, and mandates that in any such trial, a sentence of death shall be available . If these individuals are sentenced, the bill imposes stringent conditions for their confinement at Guantanamo Bay. They must be held in solitary confinement , provided no contact with foreign nationals , and receive no psychological treatment unless specifically authorized by medical authorities at Guantanamo Bay. Furthermore, the Act strictly prohibits their transfer from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the continental United States or any other country, ensuring their continued detention at the facility under these specified terms.

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S-34: Justice for 9/11 Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

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