HR 2845
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Alaska
Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
California
Defense spending
Iran
Middle East
Military facilities and property
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act
Introduced: June 12, 2009
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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 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Jun 12, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protect the Homeland from North Korean and Iranian Ballistic Missiles Act - States the concern of Congress over North Korean and Iranian long-range ballistic missile technology and the spread of such technology. Expresses support for ballistic missile protection of U.S. allies and forward deployed forces but also the belief that this should not come at the expense of U.S. homeland protection.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to deploy specified numbers of ground-based interceptors in Alaska and California and such number in other locations as determined to be appropriate by the President.
Authorizes funding for the ground-based midcourse defense system of the Missile Defense Agency.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Committees of jurisdiction
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