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A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in a common defense alliance with the United States…

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A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in a common defense alliance with the United States for the purpose of a more equitable apportionment of the burden of financial support for the alliance.

Introduced: June 11, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 22, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Jun 22, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Jun 11, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 11, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the United States should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in a common defense alliance with the United States, particularly members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Japan, for the purpose of a more equitable apportionment of the burden of financial support for the alliance.

What's happening now June 22, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 21, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 139: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in a common defense alliance with the United States for the purpose of a more equitable apportionment of the burden of financial support for the alliance.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-139/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 139: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in a common defense alliance with the United States for the purpose of a more equitable apportionment of the burden of financial support for the alliance.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-139/.
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H. Con. Res. 139, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-139/.
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[H. Con. Res. 139: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should enter into negotiations with countries which participate in a common defense alliance with the United States for the purpose of a more equitable apportionment of the burden of financial support for the alliance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-139/)
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