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Space Weapons Treaty Act

Introduced: April 24, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Apr 24, 1985
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 24, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 24, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Apr 24, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Space Weapons Treaty Act - Urges the President to seek the negotiation of: (1) a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union with respect to mutual and verifiable limitations on the testing, production, deployment, and use of space directed or space based weapons systems; and (2) an agreement with the Soviet Union for a moratorium on the testing of anti-satellite weapons.

Directs the President to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

What's happening now April 24, 1985

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 22, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 22, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 252: Space Weapons Treaty Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-252/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 252: Space Weapons Treaty Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-252/.
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H.J. Res. 252, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-252/.
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[H.J. Res. 252: Space Weapons Treaty Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-252/)
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