United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 996 (112th)
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2011
Introduced
10 March 2011
Last action
10 March 2011 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
James McGovern, Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], JOHN CONYERS, Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], DAVID PRICE
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2011 - Places specified restrictions on the use of cluster munitions. Directs the President, within 90 days after the use of such munitions, to submit to the congressional defense, appropriations, and foreign relations committees a plan for cleaning up any such munitions or submunitions which fail to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians.
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Timeline
10 March 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 March 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 March 2011
Sponsors
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] · D · Cosponsor
- JOHN CONYERS · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- DAVID PRICE · D · Cosponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2011
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/996
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/996
- us · 112-hr-996 · source updated 5 December 2025