H.R. 4570: Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-6)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: July 12, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (July 12, 2023)
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.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN-3) (July 12, 2023)
Del. Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS-At-Large) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH-6) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA-8) (July 12, 2023)
Del. Eleanor Norton (D-DC-At-Large) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA-2) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI-8) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA-2) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. André Carson (D-IN-7) (July 12, 2023)
Rep. David Trone (D-MD-6) (July 12, 2023)