Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (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 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 24, 2015
- Jun 26, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 24, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jun 24, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
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.
- Jun 24, 2015IntroReferralH11100
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.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Jun 24, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House