Bill114th CongressFiled Jun 24, 2015International Affairs
S. 1670
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 24, 2015)
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2015
Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2016-FY2017 appropriations to:
- the Department of Health and Human Services for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services in the rehabilitation of victims of torture (including treatment of both physical and psychological effects), social and legal services, and research and training of health care providers outside of treatment centers or programs; and
- 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 U.S. Agency for International Development to support indigenous foreign treatment centers and programs for torture victims in order to increase their capacities to train other local health care providers.
What just happenedJun 24, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN](D-MN)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 D
2cosponsors1committees2actions1related bills15subjects
- Introduced in SenateJun 24, 2015
- Jun 24, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - Jun 24, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate