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Latin America Military Training Review Act

Introduced: August 2, 2013 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 2, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now August 2, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 21
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Dec 2, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 12, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 29, 2014
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 2, 2014
MORAN, JAMES
· Apr 2, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Mar 24, 2014
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Feb 25, 2014
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 10, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 2, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 16, 2013
PASTOR, ED
· Sep 12, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 2, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 2, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 2, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· Aug 2, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Aug 2, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Aug 2, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Aug 2, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 2, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Aug 2, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Aug 2, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 2, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Aug 2, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Aug 2, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Aug 2, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Aug 2, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2989: Latin America Military Training Review Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2989/
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"H.R. 2989: Latin America Military Training Review Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2989/.
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H.R. 2989, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2989/.
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