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HR 4402 105th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Ballistic missile defenses Congress Congress and military policy

To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense.

Introduced: August 5, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Aug 5, 1998
Referred to House International Relations
Aug 5, 1998
Referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Aug 5, 1998
Referred to House National Security
Aug 5, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is U.S. policy to deploy a national missile defense.

What's happening now August 5, 1998

Referred to House International Relations

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Aug 5, 1998
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Aug 5, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4402: To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4402/
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"H.R. 4402: To declare it to be the policy of the United States to deploy a national missile defense.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4402/.
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H.R. 4402, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4402/.
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