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HJRES 141 100th Congress House

A joint resolution to require that no development or deployment of a Strategic Defense Initiative or any part thereof shall be started or carried out by the United States without express…

Official title: A joint resolution to require that no development or deployment of a Strategic Defense Initiative or any part thereof shall be started or carried out by the Un… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A joint resolution to require that no development or deployment of a Strategic Defense Initiative or any part thereof shall be started or carried out by the United States without express authorization by law.

Introduced: September 9, 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
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development.
Jun 12, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 9, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the development or deployment of a Strategic Defense Initiative or any part thereof without express authorization by law enacted after the date of enactment of this resolution.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 9, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 141: A joint resolution to require that no development or deployment of a Strategic Defense Initiative or any part thereof shall be started or carried out by the United States without express authorization by law.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-141/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 141: A joint resolution to require that no development or deployment of a Strategic Defense Initiative or any part thereof shall be started or carried out by the United States without express authorization by law.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-141/.
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H.J. Res. 141, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-141/.
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[H.J. Res. 141: A joint resolution to require that no development or deployment of a Strategic Defense Initiative or any part thereof shall be started or carried out by the United States without express authorization by law.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HJRES-141/)
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