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HRES 278 111th Congress House

Global Security Priorities Resolution

Official title: Recognizing the paramount need to address the threat of international terrorism and protect the international security of the United States by reducing the num… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Recognizing the paramount need to address the threat of international terrorism and protect the international security of the United States by reducing the number of and accessibility to nuclear weapons and preventing their proliferation, and directing a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger, and universal education, and calling on the President to take action to achieve these goals.

Introduced: December 16, 2009 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferationChild healthDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElementary and secondary education
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Food assistance and reliefForeign aid and international reliefInternational law and treatiesNuclear weaponsNutrition and dietRussiaTerrorismWorld health
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It was not agreed to before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 24, 2009
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 Latest action March 24, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Security Priorities Resolution - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should continue negotiations with other countries and unilateral initiatives to achieve nuclear arms reductions, and agree to the verifiable reduction of deployed U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons; (2) the Cooperative Threat Reduction (Nunn-Lugar) Program should be extended to requesting third countries; and (3) funds saved through nuclear arms reductions should be used for cooperative threat reduction and to alleviate problems affecting children and families that can contribute to support for international terrorism.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 15, 2010
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 22, 2010
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 22, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 16, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 19, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 7, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 9, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 278: Global Security Priorities Resolution. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-278/
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"H. Res. 278: Global Security Priorities Resolution." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-278/.
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H. Res. 278, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-278/.
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