US Congress House Bill 4987 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 26 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-26 - Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2015-FY2016 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 U.S. 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.

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2014

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]

Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]

Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-26	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-06-26	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2014-06-26	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/113th-congress/house-bill/4987/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4987/BILLS-113hr4987ih.pdf