HR 2605 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Ordnance and Explosives Risk Management Act

Introduced Jul 24, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Earl Blumenauer D-OR

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 13, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ordnance and Explosives Risk Management Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a program manager for unexploded ordnance (UXO) and other abandoned military munitions who shall serve as the single point of contact in the Department of Defense for policy and budgeting issues involving the characterization, remediation, and management of explosives and related risks at former military ranges known or suspected to contain UXO or other abandoned military munitions that pose a threat to human health or safety. Requires the Secretary to develop and maintain an inventory of former military ranges that are known or suspected to contain abandoned munitions, to prioritize each such range according to overall conditions, and to annually update the inventory and prioritization.

Establishes the Abandoned Military Munitions Account, Defense, for the removal and cleanup of abandoned military munitions.

Directs the Secretary to prepare a site security plan for each range listed on the inventory.

Requires the UXO program manager to establish an independent UXO advisory and review panel.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2001 to Jun 20, 2002, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INBaron P. HillOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJul 24, 2001
R-ALBob RileyOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-WABrian BairdOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalJul 24, 2001
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalJul 24, 2001
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodOriginalJul 24, 2001
D-WIRon KindOriginalJul 24, 2001
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 13, 2001Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
  2. Aug 13, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
  3. Jul 31, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4866-4867)
  4. Jul 24, 2001Introduced in House
  5. Jul 24, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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