H.R. 1259 119th Congress House

The Global Demining Protection Act

Official title: To require the resumption of demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Stephen F. Lynch Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

International Affairs

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Feb 12, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 16, 1999	Senate · vote #170	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1259	Rejected	55–44	See who voted →

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The Global Demining Protection Act

This bill requires the Department of State to take such actions as needed to issue a waiver to allow for the immediate resumption of all State Department programs, projects, and activities related to demining, clearing of unexploded ordnance, and small arms destruction.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SENATE
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Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
4 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
4 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 11

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2025

Grijalva, Raúl M.

Arizona · Feb 25, 2025

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2025

Tlaib, Rashida

Michigan · Feb 25, 2025

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Feb 12, 2025

Connolly, Gerald E.

Virginia · Feb 12, 2025

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Feb 12, 2025

Houlahan, Chrissy

Pennsylvania · Feb 12, 2025

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Feb 12, 2025

Tokuda, Jill N.

Hawaii · Feb 12, 2025

Trahan, Lori

Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1259: The Global Demining Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1259/

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"H.R. 1259: The Global Demining Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1259/.

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