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HR 1217 109th Congress House

Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2005

Official title: To suspend the authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Ameri… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To suspend the authority for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (the successor institution to the United States Army School of the Americas) in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2005 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security ArmyCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCongress and military policy
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 6, 2005

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2005 - 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 26 Independent 1
GORDON, BART
· Jun 14, 2006
STUPAK, BART
· May 23, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 10, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 31, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 21, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Sep 14, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Jul 28, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 22, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 17, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Jun 8, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 18, 2005
WU, DAVID
· May 3, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 26, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 5, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 5, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Mar 16, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 10, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Mar 10, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Mar 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1217: Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1217/
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"H.R. 1217: Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1217/.
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H.R. 1217, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1217/.
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