118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 3189 — Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act

“A bill to authorize assistance to support activities relating to the clearance of landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, to recognize the refugee and immigrant communities that supported and defended the United States Armed Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s, including Hmong, Cham, Cambodian, Iu Mien, Khmu, Lao, Montagnard, and Vietnamese Americans, and for other purposes.”

International affairs

Introduced Nov 1, 2023

Last action Nov 1, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill authorizes the President to provide humanitarian aid to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia for (1) the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and (2) assistance for survivors of the explosive remnants of war in the region. The President must annually brief Congress on such activities.

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Nov 1, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Nov 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.