US Congress House Bill 2643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on May 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual human rights reports to include information on the: institutionalization of children, including in orphanages and group homes, if such institutionalization can be avoided by reunifying such children with parents of origin or by adoptive placement; and related subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes.

Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-05-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2643/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2643/BILLS-115hr2643ih.pdf