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- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-Virginia-11]
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-Massachusetts-3]
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-North Carolina-2]
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-Hawaii-2]
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-California-10]
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-Georgia-2]
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-Pennsylvania-6]
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-Michigan-12]
- Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-District of Columbia]
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-Arizona-7]
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-Massachusetts-2]
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This bill would require the Secretary of State to quickly take steps to restart U.S. programs that help clear land mines, remove unexploded bombs and other dangerous ordnance, and destroy small arms. In simple terms, it would force the State Department to resume these safety and peacekeeping activities after they were put on hold under a foreign aid review order. The goal is to get these programs working again as soon as possible so they can continue reducing risks to civilians, aid workers, and communities in conflict areas.
- The bill tells the Secretary of State to issue a waiver as soon as possible after the law takes effect.
- That waiver would allow the immediate restart of State Department programs related to demining, clearing unexploded ordnance, and destroying small arms.
- The bill is meant to restore activities that may have been paused because of a broader review and realignment of U.S. foreign aid.
Official Summaries
The Global Demining Protection Act
This bill requires the Department of State to take such actions as needed to issue a waiver to allow for the immediate resumption of all State Department programs, projects, and activities related to demining, clearing of unexploded ordnance, and small arms destruction.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1259 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1259
To require the resumption of demining activities, the clearance of
unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related
activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2025
Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Ross, Ms.
Tokuda, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To require the resumption of demining activities, the clearance of
unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related
activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``The Global Demining Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITIES REQUIRED.
The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to
issue as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this
Act a waiver, pursuant to the authority provided by section 3(e) of
Executive Order 14169 (90 Fed. Reg. 8619; relating to reevaluating and
realigning United States foreign aid), for the immediate resumption of
all programs, projects, and activities of the Department of State
relating to demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, or the
destruction of small arms.
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