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HR 4542 99th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Defense articles Defense budgets Economics and Public Finance Federal budgets International Affairs Nuclear weapons

A bill to prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy for the development, explosive testing, or production of strategic defense systems incorporating nuclear explosive devices.

Introduced: April 9, 1986 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 1986
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Apr 29, 1986
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 17, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems.
Apr 17, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 9, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 9, 1986
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy for the development, explosive testing, or production of strategic defense systems (or components of such systems) which utilize nuclear explosive devices.

What's happening now May 19, 1986

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

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