HJRES 523 · 98th Congress · International Affairs

A joint resolution calling upon the President to seek a mutual and verifiable ban on weapons designed to attack objects in space.

Introduced 1984-03-21· Sponsored by Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]· House

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Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1984-05-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Urges the President to seek an agreement with the Soviet Union to: (1) declare a verifiable and limited moratorium on the testing in space of antisatellite weapons; and (2) resume negotiations on a verifiable ban on the testing, production, deployment, and use of any antisatellite weapon. Declares that such agreements should not restrict non-weapons operations in space, such as the U.S. space shuttle program.…

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18 Democrats2 Republicans