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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, for the purpose of making appropriate reductions in the global defense burden of the United States, the President should enter into…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, for the purpose of making appropriate reductions in the global defense burden of the United States, the President should enter into negotiations with the governments of certain countries that are allies of the United States.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Feb 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Feb 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President to negotiate with member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Japan for the purpose of reducing the global defense burden of the United States relative to its allies.

What's happening now February 3, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 19, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 21: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, for the purpose of making appropriate reductions in the global defense burden of the United States, the President should enter into negotiations with the governments of certain countries that are allies of the United States.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-21/
MLA
"H. Res. 21: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, for the purpose of making appropriate reductions in the global defense burden of the United States, the President should enter into negotiations with the governments of certain countries that are allies of the United States.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-21/.
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H. Res. 21, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-21/.
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[H. Res. 21: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that, for the purpose of making appropriate reductions in the global defense burden of the United States, the President should enter into negotiations with the governments of certain countries that are allies of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-21/)
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