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To prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons for two years after enactment of this bill, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and…

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To prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons for two years after enactment of this bill, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to direct the State Department and Commerce Department to develop options for economic sanctions to be applied against nations which use or produce chemical weapons.

Introduced: January 19, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.
Feb 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Feb 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jan 25, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 19, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the expenditure of appropriated funds, for two years after the enactment of this Act, for the production of lethal binary chemical agents or chemical-related munitions.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should intensify efforts to achieve an agreement with the Soviet Union and other nations to establish a mutual and verifiable ban on the production, stockpiling, and proliferation of lethal chemical weapons and to provide for the destruction or elimination of existing chemical weapons stockpiles and production facilities; and (2) the Departments of State and of Commerce should develop a se?? of sanctions which could be implemented against nations which use chemical weapons or continue to develop or stockpile chemical weapons.

What's happening now February 14, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 1990
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 23, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 23, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 23, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 545: To prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons for two years after enactment of this bill, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to direct the State Department and Commerce Department to develop options for economic sanctions to be applied against nations which use or produce chemical weapons.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-545/
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"H.R. 545: To prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons for two years after enactment of this bill, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to direct the State Department and Commerce Department to develop options for economic sanctions to be applied against nations which use or produce chemical weapons.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-545/.
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H.R. 545, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-545/.
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[H.R. 545: To prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons for two years after enactment of this bill, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to direct the State Department and Commerce Department to develop options for economic sanctions to be applied against nations which use or produce chemical weapons.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-545/)
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