S 419 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013

Introduced Feb 28, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Dianne Feinstein D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013 - Places specified restrictions on the use of cluster munitions.

Directs the President, within 90 days after the use of such munitions, to submit to the congressional defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees a plan for cleaning up any such munitions or submunitions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2013 to Mar 19, 2013, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalFeb 28, 2013
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalFeb 28, 2013
D-IATom HarkinOriginalFeb 28, 2013
Show all 17 cosponsors

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 28, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  3. Feb 28, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1026-1028)

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 881Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013Identical billFeb 28, 2013
HR 2438DRONES ActRelated billJul 15, 2013

Subjects

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  1. Feb 28, 2013Introduced in Senate

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