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113th Congress
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Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013
Introduced: February 28, 2013
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Became law
Feb 28, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 28, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1026-1028)
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013 - Places specified restrictions on the use of cluster munitions.
Directs the President, within 90 days after the use of such munitions, to submit to the congressional defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees a plan for cleaning up any such munitions or submunitions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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