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Landmine Elimination Act of 1997

Introduced: June 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 12, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5609)
Jun 12, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Landmine Elimination Act of 1997 - Prohibits, beginning on January 1, 2000, funds appropriated or otherwise available to any Federal department or agency from being obligated or expended for new deployments of anti-personnel landmines.

Requires 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.

Allows the President to delay application of the prohibition with respect to the Peninsula if, not later than January 1, 2000, and each year thereafter, the President certifies the Congress that new deployments of anti-personnel landmines on the Peninsula in the event of a Korean war or a period of emergency in Korea declared by the President would be indispensable to the defense of the Republic of Korea in such year.

What's happening now June 12, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 12, 1997
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 12, 1997
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 12, 1997
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jun 12, 1997
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 12, 1997
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 12, 1997
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 896: Landmine Elimination Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-896/
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