HR 4570 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act

Introduced Jul 12, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Ami Bera D-CA

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Latest action · Jul 12, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 12, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act

This bill authorizes humanitarian assistance to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to clear landmines and other explosive remnants of war.

Under the bill, the President may, from FY2024 through FY2029, provide humanitarian assistance to (1) develop national surveys of landmines and other explosive remnants of war; (2) clear such explosive remnants of war; (3) manage stockpiles of small arms, light weapons, and ammunition; (4) build capacity and improve physical security related to such explosive remnants of war; and (5) support survivors of incidents involving such explosive remnants of war, including by providing related medical assistance and prosthetic devices.

The bill also requires the President to report to Congress about any assistance provided.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 12, 2023.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJul 12, 2023
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalJul 12, 2023
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 12, 2023
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJul 12, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJul 12, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJul 12, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 12, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 12, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 12, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Foreign Affairs

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 119, July 12, 2023, page H3477.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3189Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal ActRelated billNov 1, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize assistance to support activities relating to the clearance of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, and to recognize the refugee and immigrant communities who supported and defended the Armed Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia, including Hmong, Cham, Cambodian, Iu-Mien, Khmu, Lao, Montagnard, and Vietnamese Americans, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 12, 2023Introduced in House

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