HCONRES 326 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A concurrent resolution to require that certain information be provided before Congress approves any request for withdrawal or use of public lands for deployment of the MX missile system.

Introduced 1980-04-30· Sponsored by Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.(1980-04-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits any Act of Congress to provide for the transfer of public lands to the Department of Defense for use as sites for the deployment of the MX missile system until a complete written plan is provided to Congress which details: (1) the social, economic, and environmental impacts of such system on the proposed Utah-Nevada site; (2) the feasibility of basing such site in more than two States; (3) alternative basing modes for the MX system which would best serve national defense needs through the 1990's if the SALT II Treaty is or is not ratified; (4) the security requirements, including the amount of public lands to be closed to the public; (5) cost-effectiveness and appropriateness of such system; and (6) substantiation of the survivability of such system with respect to national defense strategy.…

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Cosponsors (6)

4 Democrats2 Republicans