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HR 4451 100th Congress House International Affairs Antisatellite weapons Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Arms control agreements Arms control negotiations Congress and Members of Congress Congressional oversight Defense articles Military research Space Space agreements Space policy Space warfare Treaties U.S.S.R.

Satellite Survivability Act

Introduced: April 25, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1988
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
May 6, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 6, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Apr 29, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development.
Apr 29, 1988
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 25, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 25, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 25, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Satellite Survivability Act - Imposes a moratorium on the testing of antisatellite weapons in space until the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such testing.

Declares that the President should pursue a proposal by the Soviet Union to dismantle antisatellite weapons and should seek to achieve with the Soviet Union a mutual verifiable treaty which places limits on the testing, deployment, and use of any weapon system capable of damaging or destroying satellites in space.

Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to develop an annual survivability plan for each U.S. military satellite system. Specifies that such plans shall be submitted to the Congress with the annual budget requests for satellite programs.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to include in the annual report to the Congress on the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) an analysis of the antisatellite potential of each SDI technology. Requires such analysis to include an assessment of the antisatellite capability of the Soviet Union if these technologies are tested by the Soviet Union.

What's happening now October 3, 1988

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 22, 1988
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4451: Satellite Survivability Act. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4451/
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"H.R. 4451: Satellite Survivability Act." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4451/.
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H.R. 4451, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4451/.
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