Latin America Military Training Review Act
Latest action · Aug 2, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Latin America Military Training Review Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to suspend operation of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (Institute). Suspends the authority of the Secretary of Defense to operate such an education and training facility until submission of a report containing the results of an investigation in response to violations of human rights to which training at such Institute contributed.
Establishes: (1) a joint congressional task force to assess appropriate education and training for DOD to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations, and (2) a commission to investigate activities of the United States Army School of the Americas and its successor institution, the Institute.
Cosponsors 54
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2013 to Dec 2, 2014, with 39 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Aug 2, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Advisory bodies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Latin America
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military personnel and dependents
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2013Introduced in House
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