HCONRES 210
97th Congress
House
International Affairs
Collective security agreements
Japan
Treaties
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President of the United States should seek to negotiate an agreement with the government of Japan, whereby that nation would pay an annual "security tax" to the United States government equal to two percent of Japan's annual gross national product, to more equitably compensate the United States for expenditures related to carrying out the provisions of the U.S./Japanese Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, and for the security of the free world.
Introduced: October 28, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 12, 1982
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Apr 29, 1982
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Feb 16, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from State, DOD.
Nov 4, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Nov 4, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Oct 28, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 28, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should negotiate an agreement with Japan providing that Japan pay the United States an annual security tax equal to two percent of Japan's gross national product, in order to compensate the United States for expenditures made pursuant to the United States/Japanese Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and security.
What's happening now
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1