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A bill 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.

USA115th CongressS-1177| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2017
Roy Blunt

Roy Blunt

Republican Senator

Missouri

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual country reports on human rights practices to include information on: (1) the institutionalization of children in orphanages and group homes when such institutionalization can be avoided by reunifying children with parents of origin or placing them in adoptive homes; and (2) the subjection of children to cruel or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.
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Timeline
May 18, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 24, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2643
Introduced in House
  • May 18, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 24, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2643
    Introduced in House

International Affairs

Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDetention of personsForeign aid and international reliefHuman rights

A bill 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.

USA115th CongressS-1177| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2017
This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual country reports on human rights practices to include information on: (1) the institutionalization of children in orphanages and group homes when such institutionalization can be avoided by reunifying children with parents of origin or placing them in adoptive homes; and (2) the subjection of children to cruel or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons.
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Timeline
May 18, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 24, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2643
Introduced in House
  • May 18, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • May 24, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2643
    Introduced in House
Roy Blunt

Roy Blunt

Republican Senator

Missouri

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightDetention of personsForeign aid and international reliefHuman rights