# 119-hr-1259: The Global Demining Protection Act

119-hr-1259, The Global Demining Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1259
- Congress: 119
- Title: The Global Demining Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Immediate resumption of U.S. demining programs.** This bill would require the State Department to issue a waiver under Executive Order 14169 so it can immediately restart all programs, projects, and activities that clear landmines, remove unexploded ordnance, and destroy small arms.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restart State Department demining abroad: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of State to issue a waiver under Executive Order 14169 authority. The waiver would let all State Department demining, unexploded ordnance clearance, and small‑arms destruction programs restart right away. The Secretary would need to act as soon as practicable a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1259 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1259)

## Related
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- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1259 (as of 2025-12-21).