Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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 21, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2023
This bill establishes a Department of Peacebuilding in the executive branch, dedicated to peacebuilding, peacemaking, and the study and promotion of conditions conducive to both domestic and international peace and a culture of peace.
The mission of the department includes the cultivation of peace and peacebuilding as a strategic national policy objective and development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation.
The department shall collaborate with others to promote personal and community security and peace by supporting policies to
- address personal and family violence, including suicide;
- reduce drug and alcohol abuse; and
- create, through local community initiatives, peace projects that facilitate conflict resolution and healing of societal wounds.
A Federal Interagency Committee on Peace is established to coordinate the actions of the department with other federal agencies.
The Department of Defense and the Department of State must consult with the department concerning nonviolent means of conflict resolution when a conflict between the United States and any other government or entity is foreseeable, imminent, or occurring.
The department shall encourage citizens to observe and celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on Peace Days.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 21, 2023 to Jul 2, 2024; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 21, 2023 |
Committees 1
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 21, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 21, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 34, February 21, 2023, page H867.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1111 | Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Feb 18, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Department of Peacebuilding, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Civics education
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Community life and organization
- Computers and information technology
- Conflicts and wars
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Environmental education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Firearms and explosives
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Hate crimes
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Immigration status and procedures
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International organizations and cooperation
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Land use and conservation
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Mental health
- Natural disasters
- News media and reporting
- Nuclear weapons
- Preschool education
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sex offenses
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology assessment
- United Nations
- Violent crime
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2023Introduced 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.
