S. Res. 469 (Introduced in Senate) — Expressing the sense of the Senate on the May 31, 2014, transfer of five detainees from the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

That it is the sense of the Senate that—

(1)

the transfers of detainees Khairullah Khairkhwa, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mohammed Fazl, Noorullah Noori, and Mohammed Nabi Omari from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Qatar on May 31, 2014, violated the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law 113–76); and

(2)

Congress should—

(A)

investigate the actions taken by President Obama and his administration that led to the unlawful transfer of such detainees, including an evaluation of other options considered to reach the desired common defense policy outcome of the President; and

(B)

determine the impact of the transfer of such detainees on the common defense of the United States and measures that should be taken to mitigate any negative consequences.

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Jun 11, 2014viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Portman (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Paul, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Thune) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the May 31, 2014, transfer of five detainees from the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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