# 119-hr-296: Justice for 9/11 Act

119-hr-296, Justice for 9/11 Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-296
- Congress: 119
- Title: Justice for 9/11 Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**trials and death-penalty availability for three Guantanamo detainees**. It would say that plea agreements and related judgments cannot block trial for actions tied to the September 11, 2001 attacks and sets strict post-sentence rules. - Applies to Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin `Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. Any plea agreement or related judgment would not preclude trial under chapter 47A of title 10 or any other provision of law for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. - In any such trial, a sentence of death would be available. - If sentenced, each individual would be held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in solitary confinement, have no contact with foreign nationals, receive psychological treatment only if specifically authorized by medical authorities at the base, and be barred from transfer to the continental United States or any other country.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Strict Guantanamo confinement for 9/11 defendants: benefit, high. If any of the three named men is sentenced, he would be held at Guantanamo Bay in solitary confinement. He would have no contact with foreign nationals. He could get psychological care only if base medical authorities approve it. He could not be moved to the continental United States or any other c…
- Trials and death penalty for 9/11 defendants: benefit, high. If enacted, prosecutors could still try the three named men for the September 11, 2001 attacks even after any plea deal. In those trials, prosecutors could seek the death penalty. These rules would apply to Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin `Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-296 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/296)

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- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-296 (as of 2026-04-21).