HR 2420
109th Congress
House
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Space Preservation Act of 2005
Introduced: May 18, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
May 19, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3586)
May 18, 2005
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.
May 18, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Space Preservation Act of 2005 - 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.