HJRES 327
100th Congress
House
International Affairs
Defense budgets
Japan
Military agreements
Negotiations
Treaties
A joint resolution requiring the President or his designee to enter into negotiations with Japan for the purpose of having Japan bear a greater share of the free world's defense burden by either increasing its annual defense expenditures to at least 3 percent of its Gross National Product or by obtaining payment by Japan to the United States of the difference between 3 percent of Japan's annual Gross National Product and what Japan actually spends on defense.
Introduced: July 1, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Jul 14, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Jul 1, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 1, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Government of Japan for the purpose of: (1) increasing the amount spent in any year by Japan for defense to at least three percent of the gross national product of Japan; or (2) obtaining payment by Japan to the United States of the amount by which such percentage amount exceeds the amount spent by Japan on defense.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1