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S.497: Landmine Elimination and Victim Assistance Act of 2001
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced March 8, 2001
- Latest Major Action March 8, 2001
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
31 (25 Democrats, 1 Independent, 6 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Landmine Elimination and Victim Assistance Act of 2001 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense should field currently available weapons, other technologies, tactics, and operational concepts that provide suitable alternatives to anti-personnel mines and mixed anti-tank mine systems; and (2) the United States should end its use of such mines and join the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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| March 8, 2001 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) |