US Congress House Bill 808 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 64-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Department of Peace Act of 2011 - Establishes a Department of Peace, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peace (Secretary). Sets forth the mission of the Department, including: (1) cultivation of peace as a national policy objective; and (2) development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation. Establishes in the Department: (1) the Office of Peace Education and Training, (2) the Office of Domestic Peace Activities, (3) the Office of International Peace Activities, (4) the Office of Technology for Peace, (5) the Office of Arms Control and Disarmament, (6) the Office of Peaceful Coexistence and Nonviolent Conflict Resolution, (7) the Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights, and (8) the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of State to consult with the Secretary concerning nonviolent means of conflict resolution when a conflict between the United States and any other government or entity is imminent or occurring. Transfers to the Department the functions, assets, and personnel of various federal agencies. Establishes the Federal Interagency Committee on Peace. Directs the Secretary to encourage citizens to celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on a Peace Day.

Department of Peace Act of 2011

Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management.
2011-02-18	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-02-18	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-02-18	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2011-02-18	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/808/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr808/BILLS-112hr808ih.pdf