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A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical…

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A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourage the improvement of defenses against the effects of the use of lethal chemical weapons on the Armed Forces.

Introduced: April 18, 1985 See on congress.gov
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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 20, 1986
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Apr 26, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Apr 23, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Apr 23, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 18, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 18, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 18, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits any agency of the government from obligating or appropriating funds for the production of lethal chemical weapons. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should intensify efforts to achieve agreement with the Soviet Union and other countries to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons; (2) the Department of Defense should protect the armed forces against the use of lethal chemical weapons in attacks; (3) an agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization must be concluded on the prepositioning of any new chemical weapons; and (4) funding of new lethal chemical weapons is unwarranted in light of the Federal budget deficit.

What's happening now May 20, 1986

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 22, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 20, 1985
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 15, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 9, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 9, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2124: A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourage the improvement of defenses against the effects of the use of lethal chemical weapons on the Armed Forces.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2124/
MLA
"H.R. 2124: A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourage the improvement of defenses against the effects of the use of lethal chemical weapons on the Armed Forces.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2124/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2124, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2124/.
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[H.R. 2124: A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourage the improvement of defenses against the effects of the use of lethal chemical weapons on the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2124/)
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