H.R. 2989: Latin America Military Training Review Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-08-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Latin America Military Training Review Act

Plain summary

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.

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Latin America Military Training Review Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · 54 cosponsors

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Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), John B. Larson (D-CT), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2989.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2989 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113