[History of Bills, Volume 155 (2009)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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H.R. 1511--A bill to 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, and for other purposes; 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.
By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Schiff, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Stark, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee of
California, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Moran of
Virginia, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Davis of
Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Walz, and Mr. Bilbray), H3436 [16MR]
Cosponsors added, H3528 [17MR], H3642 [18MR], H3706 [19MR], H4915
[28AP], H6807 [15JN]
Rules suspended. Passed House, H8552 [22JY]
Text, H8552 [22JY]
Message from the House, S8034 [23JY]
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S8034 [23JY]