HR 3616
107th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms control agreements
Arms control negotiations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
International Affairs
International agencies
Military research
Peace
Research and development
Space activities
Space warfare
Space weapons
United Nations
Space Preservation Act of 2002
Introduced: January 23, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 28, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Jan 23, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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.
Jan 23, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Space Preservation Act of 2002 - Reaffirms U.S. policy that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes.
Directs the President to: (1) ban U.S. space-based weapons and the use of U.S. weapons to destroy or damage objects in orbit in space; (2) terminate research and development, testing, manufacturing, production, and deployment of all U.S. space-based weapons; and (3) direct the U.S. representatives to the United Nations and other international organizations to work toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing an international treaty banning space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy or damage objects in space.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1