Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives of providing the vaccination for COVID-19 for detainees at the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before American citizens receive such vaccination.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 81 Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives of providing the vaccination for COVID–19 for detainees at the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before American citizens receive such vaccination. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. COMER, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. MOORE of Ala- bama, Mr. BACON, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. ROY, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GARCIA of California, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. HERRELL, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. CLINE, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. KELLER, Mr. MANN, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. MURPHY of North Caro- lina, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. STEIL, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, and Mrs. HARSHBARGER) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives of providing the vaccination for COVID–19 for detainees at the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before American citizens receive such vaccination. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:27 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR81.IH HR81 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 81 IH Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this resolution as the ‘‘CDC’’), there have been nearly 26,000,000 cases of COVID–19 reported in the United States as of January 31, 2021; Whereas, according to the CDC, there have been over 400,000 deaths attributed to COVID–19 in the United States as of January 31, 2021; Whereas, according to the CDC, approximately 22,000,000 Americans, or about 7 percent of the United States popu- lation, have been vaccinated for COVID–19 as of Janu- ary 27, 2021; Whereas United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, commonly known as ‘‘Guantanamo’’ or ‘‘Gitmo’’, has been used to house detainees apprehended in the Global War on Terrorism since 2002; Whereas, since 2002, Guantanamo has housed over 700 de- tainees apprehended throughout the world as a result of the United States counterterrorism and law enforcement operations during the Global War on Terrorism; Whereas the suspected mastermind behind the terrorist at- tacks of September 11, 2001, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has been detained at Guantanamo since 2006; Whereas, according to an article published on January 30, 2021, there are approximately 40 detainees remaining at Guantanamo; Whereas, on January 27, 2021, the Department of Defense ordered the delivery of COVID–19 vaccines to the re- maining detainees held at Guantanamo; and Whereas, on January 30, 2021, the Department of Defense announced it would be pausing plans to deliver COVID– VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:27 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR81.IH HR81 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 81 IH 19 vaccines to Guantanamo detainees: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) opposes any plans by the Department of 2 Defense to deliver COVID–19 vaccines to prisoners 3 held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 4 Bay, Cuba, and detained during operations con- 5 ducted during the Global War on Terrorism until all 6 Americans have had the opportunity to be vac- 7 cinated; and 8 (2) asserts that efforts by the United States 9 Government to provide vaccinations for COVID–19 10 should prioritize United States citizens. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:27 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR81.IH HR81 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS