WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1511, The Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2009

Comment by Kathleen A Sullivan (November 17, 2009, 01:00:00)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Regarding a prior comment: waterboarding is most certainly torture. If you have ever experienced near-death via drowning, you would know it's a brutal form of torture. My concern is that this act, although definitely needed, still does NOT -to the best of my understanding - authorize access to rehabilitative services for U.S. citizens who have been tortured in their own country. I find it alarming that U.S. citizens are not permitted to receive the same rehabilitative services that the act authorizes torture survivors from other countries to receive. I represent a large community of extreme abuse survivors who would greatly benefit from these services. And yet, they do not - perhaps because public knowledge of their torture experiences would be considered a political embarrassment. To learn more about the extreme abuse community in the U.S. and Canada, and survivors' specialized rehabilitative needs, see our educational website at http://naffoundation.org...

Revision by webmaster (September 25, 2009, 01:00:00)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1511 would amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture.

Detailed Summary

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Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for grants to domestic treatment centers for the costs of services provided 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; (2) the President for grants to foreign treatment centers and programs for activities designed to treat victims for the physical and psychological effects of torture; and (3) the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Revision by webmaster (July 24, 2009, 01:00:00)

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1511 would amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture.

Detailed Summary

Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for FY2010-FY2011 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.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Points in Favor

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Revision by webmaster (July 23, 2009, 01:00:00)

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1511 would amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture.

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

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Status as of July 23, 2009

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

7/23/2009: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Status as of July 22, 2009

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

7/22/2009: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

Comment by D Levesque (July 13, 2009, 01:00:00)

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Here we go again??? water board is not torture! And we don't need to give our enemies any money! They chop heads, when we have to send them to Bermuda and some other exotic beaches. Idiots in Congress......

Revision by webmaster (March 27, 2009, 01:00:00)

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1511 would amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture.

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: 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.

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Revision by webmaster (March 17, 2009, 01:00:00)

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1511 would amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture.

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Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1511 would amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

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Status as of March 16, 2009

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

3/16/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: 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.