Department of Peace Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management.
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 18, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Peace Act of 2011 - Establishes a Department of Peace, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peace (Secretary).
Sets forth the mission of the Department, including: (1) cultivation of peace as a national policy objective; and (2) development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation.
Establishes in the Department: (1) the Office of Peace Education and Training, (2) the Office of Domestic Peace Activities, (3) the Office of International Peace Activities, (4) the Office of Technology for Peace, (5) the Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, (6) the Office of Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution, (7) the Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights, and (8) the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace.
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of State to consult with the Secretary concerning nonviolent means of conflict resolution when a conflict between the United States and any other government or entity is imminent or occurring.
Transfers to the Department the functions, assets, and personnel of various federal agencies.
Establishes the Federal Interagency Committee on Peace.
Directs the Secretary to encourage citizens to celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on a Peace Day.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2011 to Aug 2, 2012; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 18, 2011 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 1, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 1, 2011 |
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 18, 2011 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2011 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2011 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2011 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management.
- Feb 18, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2011Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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 2
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 H6810 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Dec 17, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1973 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Mar 17, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1363.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Department of Peace.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Peace Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Conflicts and wars
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Crimes against women
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Firearms and explosives
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hate crimes
- Higher education
- Human rights
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement officers
- News media and reporting
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Trade restrictions
- United Nations
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
