Senate Bill
S. 34
Justice for 9/11 Act
Primary Sponsor
Tom Cotton
Senator
Cosponsors
2
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Policy Area
Summary
This bill ensures that any plea agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for the September 11 attacks do not preclude additional trials under other laws, with the death penalty available. If sentenced, these individuals must be held at Guantanamo Bay in solitary confinement, without contact with foreign nationals, without unauthorized psychological treatment, and cannot be transferred to the continental United States or other countries. The bill responds to concerns about plea negotiations with 9/11 conspirators.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Justice for 9/11 Act
This bill ensures that any plea agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for the September 11 attacks do not preclude additional trials under other laws, with the death penalty available.
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This bill ensures that any plea agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for the September 11 attacks do not preclude additional trials under other laws, with the death penalty available. If sentenced, these individuals must be held at Guantanamo Bay in solitary confinement, without contact with foreign nationals, without unauthorized psychological treatment, and cannot be transferred to the continental United States or other countries. The bill responds to concerns about plea negotiations with 9/11 conspirators.
- Bill Number
- 34
- Sponsor
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Introduced
- 1/8/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Justice for 9/11 Act
- Bill Number
- 34
- Sponsor
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced
- 1/8/2025
- Summary
- This bill ensures that any plea agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for the September 11 attacks do not preclude additional trials under other laws, with the death penalty available. If sentenced, these individuals must be
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