3.0.0 1975 2023-01-11T13:36:03Z 2023-01-11T13:36:03Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)][Pages H2789-H2790]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McGOVERN:H.R. 1975.[[Page H2790]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (to provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare); Article I, Section 8, Clause 14(to make Rules for the government and regulation of the landand naval Forces); and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (tomake laws necessary and proper . . . in the Government of theUnited States or in any Department or Officer thereof).]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-06T13:06:30Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-04-06T13:06:25Z Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 115 897 S 2017-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2456) Identical bill CRS 2017-04-06 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-04-06 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 N I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2017-04-06 True Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Arms control and nonproliferation Defense spending International law and treaties Licensing and registrations Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Trade restrictions Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2017-09-19T20:35:20Z Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017

This bill prohibits federal agency funds from being obligated or expended to purchase, transfer, export, or use any cluster munitions unless: (1) the submunitions of such munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1% unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments; and (2) the policy applicable to the export or transfer of such munitions specifies that they will be used only against clearly defined military targets and not in areas normally inhabited by civilians or where civilians are known to be present.

Expresses the sense of Congress that:

  • the Department of Defense should ensure that the July 2008 Gates policy on cluster munitions is being fully implemented and that the United States will no longer use such munitions by the end of 2018 except in compliance with the 1% unexploded ordnance limit;
  • the U.S. government should adopt a policy and develop a strategy to phase out the transfer, export, and use of such munitions;
  • any alternatives that the government develops to replace cluster munitions should be compliant with the Convention on Cluster Munitions; and
  • the United States should take all steps necessary to accede to such convention.
]]> Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To protect civilians from cluster munitions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1975ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1975ih.xml 2017-04-06 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. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.