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Landmine Elimination Act of 1997

Introduced: September 11, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Sep 11, 1997
Referred to House International Relations
Sep 11, 1997
Referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Sep 11, 1997
Referred to House National Security
Sep 11, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Landmine Elimination Act of 1997 - Prohibits Federal agencies from funding any new deployments of anti-personnel landmines as of January 1, 2000.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on actions and proposals to substitute for new deployments of such landmines on the Korean Peninsula.

Authorizes the President to delay implementation of the funding proscription with respect to the Korean Peninsula if he certifies annually to the Congress that new deployments of anti-personnel landmines on such Peninsula would be indispensable to the defense of the Republic of Korea.

What's happening now October 3, 1997

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 18 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 2, 1997
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Oct 2, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 11, 1997
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 11, 1997
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 11, 1997
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 11, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 11, 1997
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 11, 1997
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 11, 1997
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 11, 1997
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 11, 1997
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Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 11, 1997
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 11, 1997
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 11, 1997
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 11, 1997
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 11, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2459: Landmine Elimination Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2459/
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"H.R. 2459: Landmine Elimination Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2459/.
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H.R. 2459, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2459/.
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