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A concurrent resolution requesting the President to call on pertinent member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet their respective commitments to increase defense…

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A concurrent resolution requesting the President to call on pertinent member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet their respective commitments to increase defense spending in 1981.

Introduced: February 23, 1981 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 97th Congress
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 4, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, State.
Mar 5, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Mar 5, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 5, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Feb 23, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 23, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requests the President to call on the pertinent members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet or exceed their pledges for at least a three percent real increase in defense spending in 1981.

What's happening now June 4, 1981

Executive Comment Requested from DOD, State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 11, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 74: A concurrent resolution requesting the President to call on pertinent member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet their respective commitments to increase defense spending in 1981.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-74/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 74: A concurrent resolution requesting the President to call on pertinent member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet their respective commitments to increase defense spending in 1981.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-74/.
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H. Con. Res. 74, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-74/.
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[H. Con. Res. 74: A concurrent resolution requesting the President to call on pertinent member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and on Japan to meet their respective commitments to increase defense spending in 1981.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-74/)
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