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HJRES 441 98th Congress House International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Arms control agreements Arms control negotiations Defense articles Nuclear weapons Treaties U.S.S.R.

A joint resolution entitled: the "Nuclear Test Ban Challenge".

Introduced: January 23, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 20, 1984
Executive Comment Received From State.
Feb 16, 1984
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Feb 3, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 3, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Jan 23, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 23, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the President should: (1) announce to the Soviet Union and other nuclear nations that the United States will suspend testing of nuclear weapons and challenge the Soviet Union to do the same; (2) express to the diplomatic community that U.S. policy is to cease testing such weapons and that such testing will be resumed if the Soviet Union proceeds with further underground testing of such weapons; (3) ensure that upon suspension of U.S. testing the United States will make use of existing technology and equipment to verify that nuclear explosions have ceased; and (4) initiate negotiations for a permanent U.S.-Soviet test ban treaty.

What's happening now June 20, 1984

Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 30, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 22, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 441: A joint resolution entitled: the "Nuclear Test Ban Challenge".. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-441/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 441: A joint resolution entitled: the "Nuclear Test Ban Challenge".." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-441/.
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H.J. Res. 441, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-441/.
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