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HR 3636 102th Congress House

Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act

Official title: To impose a one-year moratorium on the performance of nuclear weapons tests by the United States unless the Soviet Union conducts a nuclear weapons test during that period.

Introduced: April 7, 1992 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms controlCongressional oversightNuclear weaponsU.S.S.R.
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.
Oct 29, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOE.
Oct 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 24, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 29, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from conducting any explosive nuclear weapons test during the one-year period following the enactment of this Act unless the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test during such period.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 14 Independent 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 7, 1992
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 7, 1992
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 20, 1992
DOOLEY, CAL
· Mar 5, 1992
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 1992
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Nov 26, 1991
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Nov 19, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 19, 1991
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 19, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 24, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 24, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 24, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3636: Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3636/
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"H.R. 3636: Nuclear Testing Moratorium Act." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3636/.
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H.R. 3636, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3636/.
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