HJRES 120
98th Congress
House
International Affairs
Arms control
Arms control negotiations
Space agreements
Space warfare
Treaties
U.S.S.R.
United Nations
United Nations technical assistance
A joint resolution calling for immediate negotiations for a ban on weapons of any kind in space.
Introduced: February 2, 1983
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May 2, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 10, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 15, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, State, Arms Control & Disarm Agcy.
Nov 10, 1983
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Feb 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 2, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the President to resume negotiations with the Soviet Union on a treaty prohibiting: (1) the testing, deployment, production, or use of any weapons system designed to damage or interfere with a spacecraft; and (2) the stationing in outer space of any weapon designed to inflict injury or damage on the Earth, in the atmosphere, or on objects placed in space. Requires such a treaty to provide for verifying compliance with its terms.
Directs the President to request the United Nations to bring about multilateral negotiations banning all weapons based in space.
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