US HB2989 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 54-1)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 2 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Latin America Military Training Review Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to suspend operation of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (Institute). Suspends the authority of the Secretary of Defense to operate such an education and training facility until submission of a report containing the results of an investigation in response to violations of human rights to which training at such Institute contributed. Establishes: (1) a joint congressional task force to assess appropriate education and training for DOD to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations, and (2) a commission to investigate activities of the United States Army School of the Americas and its successor institution, the Institute.
Title
Latin America Military Training Review Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-08-02 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Latin America
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Latin America
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2989/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2989/BILLS-113hr2989ih.pdf |