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H.R. 1259

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1259, the The Global Demining Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2025 by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 1259 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb1259/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1259 IH: The Global Demining Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1259  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2025   Mr. Lynch  (for himself,  Mr. Connolly ,  Mrs. Trahan ,  Ms. Ross ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. DeSaulnier ,  Mr. Bishop , and  Ms. Houlahan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   The Global Demining Protection Act  .
2.
Resumption of activities required
The Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to issue as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act a waiver, pursuant to the authority provided by section 3(e) of Executive Order 14169 (90 Fed. Reg. 8619; relating to reevaluating and realigning United States foreign aid), for the immediate resumption of all programs, projects, and activities of the Department of State relating to demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, or the destruction of small arms.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 12, 2025

hb1259/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/12/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Stephen Lynch (D) sponsors H.R. 1259, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1259 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1259 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 1259 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1259 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • The Global Demining Protection Act — Display Title
  • The Global Demining Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1259 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Housing, Telecommunications, Minting/Money/Gold Standard, Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATIONAdvocacyMaryland14—
COMPETITIVE MARKETS ACTION, INC.Nonprofit corporationDelaware11$10K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION14—
VINCENT TROMETTER11$10K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SEAN CARROLL114
VINCENT TROMETTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE MARKETS ACTION, INC.VINCENT TROMETTER2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Termina…
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1259 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1259’s is International Affairs.

hr1259/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com