US Congress House Bill 2404 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-3)
Status: Introduced on June 28 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2012-FY2013 appropriations for: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services provided in the rehabilitation of victims of torture (including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture), social and legal services, and research and training of health care providers outside of treatment centers or programs; and (2) the President for grants to foreign treatment centers and programs for activities designed to treat victims for the physical and psychological effects of torture. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress annually regarding: (1) Foreign Service officer training about torture victims, and (2) the percentage and number of torture victims who are approved for refugee entry into the United States. Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide support for indigenous foreign treatment centers and programs for torture victims in order to increase such centers' capacities to train other local health care providers. Authorizes FY2012-FY2013 appropriations.

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2011

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
2011-07-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-06-28	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-06-28	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2011-06-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2404/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2404/BILLS-112hr2404ih.pdf