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HCONRES 121 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran.

Introduced: September 18, 1997 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AlliancesAmerican economic assistanceAmerican military assistanceArmed Forces and National Security
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Arms control agreementsArms salesBallistic missilesEuropeExecutive ordersForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsGuided missilesInternational cooperationIranMiddle East and North AfricaPresident and foreign policyRussiaSanctions (International law)Science, Technology, CommunicationsTechnical assistanceTechnology transferWeapons of mass destruction
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 9, 1997
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.
Oct 9, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 9, 1997
Executive Comment Received from State.
Oct 8, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jul 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 1997

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for: (1) the President to demand that the Government of Russia take actions to stop governmental and nongovernmental entities in the Russian Federation from providing missile technology and technical advice to Iran in violation of the Missile Technology Control Regime; (2) the United States, if Russia's response is inadequate, to impose sanctions on the responsible Russian entities in accordance with Executive Order 12938 on the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and to reassess cooperative activities with Russia; (3) raising the threshold under current law allowing for the waiver of the prohibition on the release of foreign assistance to Russia; and (4) encouragement of our European allies to take steps to stop such proliferation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 48 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding proliferation of missile technology from Russia …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 7, 1997
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Nov 7, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 7, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 28, 1997
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Sep 18, 1997
LAMPSON, NICK
· Sep 18, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Sep 18, 1997
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 18, 1997
DOOLEY, CAL
· Jul 31, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 1997
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