Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 12, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2009 to: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the costs of services provided by domestic treatment centers 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 to enable them to provide such services; (2) the President for grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign countries that carry out projects and activities specifically designed to treat victims of torture for the physical and psychological effects of torture; and (3) the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2007 to Apr 24, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 12, 2007 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Apr 24, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 12, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1678 | Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007 | Related bill | Oct 9, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Authorization
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Continuing education
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disabled
- Displaced persons
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Employee training
- Executive Office of the President
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legal services
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Mental health services
- Refugees
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Torture
- United Nations
- United Nations finances
- Victims of crimes
- War relief
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
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