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HRES 905 109th Congress House

Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation…

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Official title: Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Introduced: June 29, 2006 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AnniversariesArmed Forces and National SecurityArms controlBiological warfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 18, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 18, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5333)
Jul 18, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5333)
Jul 18, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 905.
Jul 18, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5332-5338)
Jul 18, 2006
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jun 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 29, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 2006

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Congratulates the people and government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan.

Commends Kazakhstan for advancing the cause of nonproliferation by dismantling its nuclear and biological weapons and facilities.

Calls upon the Administration to establish a joint working group with the government of Kazakhstan to assess the environmental damage and health effects caused by nuclear testing in the Semipalatinsk region by the former Soviet Union.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 29, 2006
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 29, 2006
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 29, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 29, 2006
Melancon, Charlie
· Jun 29, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 29, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 905: Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-905/
MLA
"H. Res. 905: Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-905/.
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H. Res. 905, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-905/.
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[H. Res. 905: Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-905/)
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