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HRES 905 109th Congress House International Affairs Anniversaries Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Biological warfare Central Asia Commemorations Congressional tributes Environmental Protection Environmental degradation Environmental health Health International agencies International cooperation Kazakhstan Nuclear facilities Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear weapons Radiation victims U.S.S.R.

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
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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
 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.

What's happening now July 18, 2006

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

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