119-hr1259

[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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