# 119-s-34: Justice for 9/11 Act

119-s-34, Justice for 9/11 Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-34
- Congress: 119
- Title: Justice for 9/11 Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Keeps trial and capital-sentencing options open for three named 9/11 defendants** and requires strict Guantanamo confinement rules if they are sentenced. - Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi: Any plea agreement would not preclude trial under chapter 47A of title 10 or any other law for the September 11, 2001 attacks. In such trials a death sentence would be available. - Post-sentence confinement rules: If sentenced they would be held at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, in solitary confinement, have no contact with foreign nationals, receive psychological treatment only if specifically authorized by Guantanamo medical authorities, and not be transferred to the continental United States or any other country.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Trials and detention for three 9/11 suspects: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let prosecutors try Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Bin `Attash, and Mustafa al Hawsawi for the September 11, 2001 attacks even if they made plea deals. It would make a death sentence available in any such trial under military commission law or other law. If any is sentenc…

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## Sources
- [119-s-34 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/34)

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- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-34 (as of 2025-12-21).