HR 2643
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes.
Introduced: May 24, 2017
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May 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual human rights reports to include information on the:
- institutionalization of children, including in orphanages and group homes, if such institutionalization can be avoided by reunifying such children with parents of origin or by adoptive placement; and
- related subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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