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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.
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Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D–MA
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-12 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Global Demining Protection Act would require the Secretary of State to issue a waiver for the immediate resumption of all State Department programs that remove mines, clear unexploded ammunition, or destroy small arms. The waiver would use authority under an executive order concerning U.S. foreign aid. It would have to be issued as soon as practicable after enactment.
This Act may be cited as the The Global Demining Protection Act.
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.
The proposal would direct the Secretary of State to take the necessary steps to issue a waiver under section 3(e) of Executive Order 14169. This is a required action, with timing tied to enactment and practical feasibility rather than a fixed calendar deadline.
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
The waiver would cover all State Department programs, projects, and activities relating to mine removal, clearance of ammunition that has not exploded, or destruction of small arms. The provision calls for their immediate resumption.
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.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated May 28, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 12, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-05-28T01:03:51Z. 2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 2025-02-12: Introduced in House
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