US SB558 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2011 - 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.
Title
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI] | Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1561) |
| 2011-03-10 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1559-1560) |
Same As/Similar To
HB996 (Same As) 2011-03-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
International affairs
Military operations and strategy
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
International affairs
Military operations and strategy
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/558/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s558/BILLS-112s558is.pdf |
