Prevent transfers of Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the United States or abroad.

No transfers of Gitmo prisoners to US or abroad. (Feb 2015)

Commits to blocking transfers of detainees from Guantanamo Bay.

Austin Scott on the Issues
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House Armed Services hearing transcript shows Austin Scott on the subcommittee and says the committee would mark up legislation sponsored by Rep. Walorski and cosponsored by Rep. Scott addressing Guantanamo detainee transfers.

Official congressional hearing record ties Scott to an anti-transfer bill effort in the 114th Congress.

partial later_term A for effort

H.A.S.C. No. 114-8, Update on Detainee Transfers from Guantanamo
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The House clerk roll call shows Rep. Austin Scott (GA) voted No on H.R. 5351, a bill to prohibit transfer of any detainee held at Guantanamo Bay.

Scott did not support this particular blanket transfer-prohibition vote, which weakens any claim of fully delivering the promise through this measure.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 520 (H.R. 5351)
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Scott's official statement on the FY2020 NDAA says the legislation 'maintains long-standing prohibitions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, constructing detention facilities in the U.S., and closing Guantanamo.'

Scott publicly supported keeping Guantanamo transfer restrictions in the defense bill, showing concrete legislative backing for the promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Rep. Austin Scott: Big Wins for Robins and Moody in Passage of Defense Bill
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Scott's FY2021 NDAA statement again says the bill 'maintains prohibitions on the transfer of detainees from Guantanamo Bay.'

Scott continued to support recurring legislative restrictions against detainee transfers, indicating sustained effort but not complete fulfillment of the broad promise.

partial later_term A for effort

Rep. Austin Scott Statement on Final Passage of Defense Bill
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DoD announced the resettlement of 11 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo to the Government of Oman, showing transfers abroad were still occurring years after Scott's anti-transfer efforts.

The federal government continued foreign transfers from Guantanamo, so the promise to prevent transfers abroad was not fully achieved.

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U.S. Department of Defense, Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Announced
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