Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2717: 1)
This resolution is a nonbinding statement by the Senate recognizing April 4, 2025 as the International Day for Mine Awareness and reaffirming U.S. commitment to eliminate landmines and unexploded ordnance. It expresses the Senate's views, honors affected communities and veterans, and calls on the U.S. Government to continue funding and leadership for demining efforts. It does not create law, authorize spending, or require the President or agencies to take action; it signals priorities and may inform later legislation or funding decisions.
This is a Senate simple resolution that, if adopted, reflects only the Senate's position; simple resolutions are passed by a majority in the chamber that introduces them and are not sent to the other chamber or the President and have no force of law.
This Senate resolution recognizes April 4, 2025 as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action and reaffirms U.S. support for clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance.
It cites humanitarian harms, U.S. historical funding and assistance, specific regional contamination (including Southeast Asia and Ukraine), and calls on the U.S. government to continue funding, maintain leadership, and treat legacy contamination as an urgent humanitarian priority.
As a Senate simple resolution it is nonbinding and does not become law; adoption by the Senate is likely, but it cannot be signed into law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward commemorative Senate resolution that clearly defines the problem and situates U.S. actions within existing international and programmatic frameworks. It primarily issues declaratory language and non‑binding exhortations rather than establishing new legal authorities, funding mechanisms, or accountability structures.
Scale and source of any new funding for demining
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Scale and source of any new funding for demining
Generally strongly supportive; views the resolution as an important humanitarian statement and reaffirmation of U.S. leadership on demining.
Would want the symbolism paired with increased funding, survivor assistance, and attention to legacy contamination in Southeast Asia and Ukraine.
Supportive but pragmatic; sees the resolution as a low-cost, bipartisan reaffirmation of humanitarian priorities.
Favors continued U.S. involvement while asking for measurable targets, oversight, and budgetary clarity before endorsing major new spending.
Cautiously supportive on humanitarian and service-member-safety grounds but wary of open-ended foreign spending and expanded international obligations.
Prefers tight oversight, targeted assistance to strategic partners, and limits on additional budget commitments.
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As a Senate simple resolution it is nonbinding and does not become law; adoption by the Senate is likely, but it cannot be signed into law.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Scale and source of any new funding for demining
As a Senate simple resolution it is nonbinding and does not become law; adoption by the Senate is likely, but it cannot be signed into law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward commemorative Senate resolution that clearly defines the problem and situates U.S. actions within existing international and programmatic framewo…
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