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Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act

Introduced: May 18, 2018 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
May 18, 2018
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Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a strategy for removing unexploded ordnance in Syria and Iraq that includes an assessment of areas of ordnance concentration, proximate schools, hospitals, or civil-service buildings and a time line for the strategy's implementation.

DOD may coordinate with foreign countries and multilateral institutions in developing and implementing the strategy.

What's happening now May 18, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5883: Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5883/
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"H.R. 5883: Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5883/.
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H.R. 5883, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5883/.
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