Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act
Latest action · May 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act - Establishes a Department of Peace and Nonviolence, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peace and Nonviolence appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Sets forth the mission of the Department, including to: (1) hold peace as an organizing principle; (2) endeavor to promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights; and (3) develop policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful resolution of conflict, and structured mediation of conflict.
Establishes in the Department the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace and Nonviolence, which shall provide assistance and make recommendations to the Secretary and the President concerning intergovernmental policies relating to peace and nonviolent conflict resolution.
Transfers to the Department the functions, assets, and personnel of various federal agencies.
Establishes a Federal Interagency Committee on Peace and Nonviolence.
Establishes Peace Day. Urges all citizens to observe and celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on such day.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2007 to Jul 9, 2008; 51 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2007 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 19, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- Feb 6, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1217-1218)
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10689 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Oct 2, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E734 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Apr 24, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3482 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Apr 18, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3440 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E321 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 12, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E282 | John Lewis D-GA | Feb 7, 2007 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E271, E273, H1215, H1216, H1217 | Barbara Lee D-CA, Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Feb 6, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-69 | COMBATING DRUG ABUSE AND DRUG-RELATED CRIME: WHAT IS WORKING IN BALTIMORE?97 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Oct 1, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-9 | LETHAL LOOPHOLES; DEFICIENCIES IN STATE AND FEDERAL GUN PURCHASE LAWS192 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | May 10, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administration of justice
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Alcoholism
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Animals
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control
- Arms control agreements
- Arms control verification
- Arms sales
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Block grants
- Cabinet officers
- Child abuse
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- Civil rights movements
- Commemorations
- Community organization
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- Congressional reporting requirements
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- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of the Treasury
- Dispute settlement
- Drug abuse
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- Drug abuse treatment
- Economic research
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- Education
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- Elementary education
- Embargo
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- Energy
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- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Family violence
- Federal advisory bodies
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- Federal employees
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- Federal-local relations
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- Foreign Trade and International Finance
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- Gangs
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- Government publications
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- Internet
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Mediation
- Minorities
- Nature conservation
- Nonviolence
- Nuclear nonproliferation
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- Peacekeeping forces
- Police-community relations
- Presidential appointments
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Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
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