HR 2469 · 98th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to prohibit the production of lethal binary chemical munitions by the United States and to call on the President to continue and intensify recently begun efforts in the Committee on Disarmament with the governments of the Soviet Union and other countries to achieve an agreement establishing a mutual and verifiable ban on the production and stockpiling of such munitions.

Introduced 1983-04-12· Sponsored by Rep. Bethune, Ed [R-AR-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from Arms Control & Disarm Agcy, State, DOD.(1983-04-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits U.S. agencies and departments from producing or contracting for the production of lethal binary chemical munitions. Calls upon the President to continue and intensify efforts at the Disarmament Talks in Geneva to achieve with the Soviet Union a mutual and verifiable ban on the production and stockpiling of such munitions.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican