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HRES 581 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that will help provide such a…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to United States allies in Europe while enhancing United States defenses against missile attacks.

Introduced: June 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferationCollective securityCongressional oversightEurope
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Aug 3, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 25, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jun 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 3, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses: (1) concern over the threat posed by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and related delivery systems in the hands of states that sponsor terrorism, such as Iran; and (2) support for the deployment of U.S. missile defense assets in Europe that will provide a defense of the United States and our European allies from the growing missile threat posed by rogue regimes.

Urges the President to expedite the deployment of components of an operational U.S. ground-based missile defense system in Europe.

Requests the President to report annually to Congress on steps taken to move forward with such deployment.

States that the United States shall continue its support for the missile defense of key allies against attacks by rogue regimes.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 11
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Oct 8, 2009
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 17, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 8, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 30, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Jul 28, 2009
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 25, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 25, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 25, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 25, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 25, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 25, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 581: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to United States allies in Europe while enhancing United States defenses against missile attacks.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-581/
MLA
"H. Res. 581: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to United States allies in Europe while enhancing United States defenses against missile attacks.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-581/.
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H. Res. 581, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-581/.
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[H. Res. 581: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should take all necessary steps to expeditiously deploy a missile defense system in Europe that will help provide such a defense to United States allies in Europe while enhancing United States defenses against missile attacks.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-581/)
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