US Congress House Bill 1511 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-4)
Status: Engrossed on July 23 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-23 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2010-FY2011 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; (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; and (3) the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2009

Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-23		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2009-07-22		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-07-22		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8552)
2009-07-22		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1511.
2009-07-22		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8552-8554)
2009-07-22		Mr. Klein (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2009-03-17		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-16		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-03-16		Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2009-03-16		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.

SB2839 (Same As) 2010-05-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1511/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1511/BILLS-111hr1511ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1511/BILLS-111hr1511eh.pdf