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HCONRES 278 105th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alaska Ballistic missile defenses Federal-territorial relations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Hawaii Intercontinental ballistic missiles Military intelligence Military posture Territories (U.S.)

Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program to provide protection for the United States against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of…

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Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program to provide protection for the United States against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States.

Introduced: May 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) any missile defense program to protect the United States against a ballistic missile attack should be designed to protect Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and commonwealths on an equal basis with the contiguous States; and (2) any National Intelligence Estimate prepared with respect to intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities of foreign countries should include assessment of the threat to Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories and commonwealths.

What's happening now May 19, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on National Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 25, 1998
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 19, 1998
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 19, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 19, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 278: Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program to provide protection for the United States against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-278/
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"H. Con. Res. 278: Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program to provide protection for the United States against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-278/.
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H. Con. Res. 278, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-278/.
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[H. Con. Res. 278: Stating the sense of Congress that any national missile defense program to provide protection for the United States against the threat of ballistic missile attack should provide for the protection of Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and commonwealths of the United States on the same basis as the contiguous States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-278/)
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