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Justice for 9/11 Act

To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 9, 2025

Latest action (Jan 9, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Foreign Policy
Legislative subjects (3)
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingTerrorism

Summary

This bill addresses the legal status of three individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay—Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. It specifies that any plea agreements these individuals entered into for actions related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack shall not prevent their trial under military law. The bill makes the death sentence available as a potential punishment in any such trial. It also establishes specific conditions of confinement for these individuals, including that they be held at Guantanamo Bay in solitary confinement with no contact with foreign nationals, limited psychological treatment, and no transfer to the continental United States or other countries.

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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Jan 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 34 — Justice for 9/11 Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 2 subjects)
  • SRES 609 — A resolution to authorize testimony and representation in United States v. Crouse. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5214 — District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 34 — Justice for 9/11 Act · Introduced Jan 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 75%
  • HR 2009 — Global Criminal Justice Act · Introduced Mar 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 58%
  • S 4589 — OPEN Act · Introduced May 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 57%
  • S 72 — Justice for Jocelyn Act · Introduced Jan 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%
  • S 834 — Frank Connor and Trooper Werner Foerster Justice Act · Introduced Mar 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%
  • HR 3294 — Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act · Introduced May 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 56%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 9, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2025

Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Ellzey, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Justice for 9/11 Act”.

SEC. 2. TRIAL AND POST-TRIAL MATTERS RELATING TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

(a) Plea Agreements and Judgments.—Notwithstanding the provisions of section 949h of title 10, United States Code, any plea agreement entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment, shall not preclude the trial of such individual under chapter 47A of such title or any other provision of law for that terrorist attack.

(b) Sentencing.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law for the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, a sentence of death shall be available.

(c) Conditions of Confinement; Transfer.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any sentence imposed on Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, such individual—

(1) shall be—

(A) held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in solitary confinement;

(B) provided no contact with foreign nationals; and

(C) provided no psychological treatment except that specifically authorized by medical authorities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and

(2) shall not be transferred to the continental United States or any other country. <all>

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