# 119-hr-4190: the Defining Humanitarian Demining Assistance Act of 2025

119-hr-4190, the Defining Humanitarian Demining Assistance Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4190
- Congress: 119
- Title: the Defining Humanitarian Demining Assistance Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Aligns U.S. humanitarian demining and munitions assistance with international standards.** This bill would redefine "humanitarian demining assistance" to include detection and clearance of landmines, unexploded explosive ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war and to authorize training, technical assistance, education, and infrastructure development using the International Mine Action Standards, and it would redefine "stockpiled conventional munitions assistance" to include training and support for disposal, demilitarization, physical security, and lifecycle stockpile management of explosive ordnance, small arms and light weapons, including man-portable air-defense systems, using the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clearer standards for demining and stockpile safety: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would update how the Department of Defense defines two kinds of aid abroad. Demining help would follow international mine action standards and cover training, equipment, infrastructure, and explosive safety. It would include finding and clearing landmines and other unexploded w…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4190 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4190)

## Related
- [119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5300)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4190 (as of 2026-04-21).