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H.R. 1810 (107th)

To repeal the statutory 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, to provide for the establishment of a joint congressional task force to conduct an assessment of the kind of education and training that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

10 May 2001

Last action

29 May 2001 · Committee

Status

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

Sponsors

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

Subjects

Defence, Education

Source updated

6 June 2025

Defence · Education

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Army to close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (Institute). Repeals statutory authority for the Institute. Prohibits any training or education facility from being established in the Department of Defense (DOD) for Latin American military personnel for ten months. Establishes a joint congressional task force to assess appropriate education and training for DOD to provide to military personnel of Latin American nations.

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Timeline

  1. 10 May 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  2. 10 May 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 May 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 May 2001

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Source: Committee

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