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S34119th Congress

Justice for 9/11 Act

Sponsored By: Senator Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Introduced

Summary

Keeps trial and capital-sentencing options open for three named 9/11 defendants and requires strict Guantanamo confinement rules if they are sentenced.

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  • 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.

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Trials and detention for three 9/11 suspects

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 sentenced, the bill would require confinement at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay in solitary conditions. They would have no contact with foreign nationals and no psychological treatment except what Guantanamo medical staff specifically allow. The bill would bar transfer to the continental United States or any other country. These rules would take effect upon enactment and apply only to the three named individuals in connection with the 9/11 attack and related judgment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

AR • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]

    KY • R

    Sponsored 1/8/2025

  • Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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