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HRES 581 111th Congress House International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Collective security Congressional oversight Europe Iran Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Nuclear weapons Terrorism

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
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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.

What's happening now August 3, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

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