the Defining Humanitarian Demining Assistance Act of 2025
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · June 26, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
The Defining Humanitarian Demining Assistance Act of 2025 updates federal law to clarify what counts as "humanitarian demining assistance" and "stockpiled conventional munitions assistance" that the U.S. can provide to other countries. The bill expands the definition of demining assistance to explicitly include training and support for detecting and clearing landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants of war, as well as helping foreign countries develop safety standards and procedures. It similarly broadens the definition of munitions assistance to cover training in safely managing, disposing of, and securing dangerous stockpiles of explosives, small arms, light weapons, and air-defense systems. The legislation affects how the U.S. military and government agencies can structure and deliver assistance programs to foreign partners working on these humanitarian and security challenges. The bill contains no specific funding amounts or implementation timelines, focusing instead on clarifying the legal definitions that govern these types of assistance programs.
Take Action
Your position
Add a comment
to comment on this bill.
Annotate the text
Highlight any passage on the Summary or Full Text tab to attach a note. Annotations appear on the Annotations tab.