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HCONRES 342 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology from other countries and should take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack.

Introduced: October 8, 1998 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Alien propertyAmerican military assistanceAntimissile missilesArmed Forces and National Security
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Armed forces abroadArms controlArms salesBallistic missile defensesBallistic missilesCrime and Law EnforcementForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsIntermediate range ballistic missilesIranIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaMilitary assistanceMilitary researchPresident and foreign policy
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Passed Senate
Oct 16, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.
Oct 9, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1973-1974)
Oct 8, 1998
Referred to House National Security
Oct 8, 1998
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 8, 1998
Referred to House International Relations
Oct 8, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 16, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the President should: (1) impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 to the fullest possible extent, including freezing assets and seizing property in the United States of entities involved in illegal transactions with Iran; (2) take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the United States and for U.S. forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian threat, including accelerating development of the Navy Upper Tier program and improving the integration of the Patriot, AEGIS, and THADD missile radar systems; and (3) provide assistance to Israel to acquire a third Arrow missile battery for protection against the Iranian missile threat.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 342: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology from other countries and should take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-342/
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"H. Con. Res. 342: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology from other countries and should take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-342/.
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H. Con. Res. 342, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-342/.
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[H. Con. Res. 342: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology from other countries and should take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-342/)
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