# 115-hr-5883: Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act

115-hr-5883, Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5883
- Congress: 115
- Title: Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2018-05-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a strategy for removing unexploded ordnance in Syria and Iraq that includes an assessment of areas of ordnance concentration, proximate schools, hospitals, or civil-service buildings and a time line for the strategy's implementation. DOD may coordinate with foreign countries and multilateral institutions in developing and implementing the strategy.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6018: Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5819: BURMA Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act
- 115-hr-5357: Nuclear Cooperation Reform Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5273: Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5883 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5883)

## Related
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6018: Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6018)
- [115-hr-5819: BURMA Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5819)
- [115-hr-5671: Burn Pits Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5671)
- [115-hr-5357: Nuclear Cooperation Reform Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5357)
- [115-hr-5273: Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5273)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5883 (as of 2025-11-18).