SJRES 28 · 98th Congress · International Affairs
A joint resolution calling for immediate negotiations for a ban on weapons of any kind in space.
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-141.(1983-05-18)
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Directs the President to resume negotiations with the Soviet Union on a treaty prohibiting: (1) the testing, deployment, production, or use of any weapons system designed to damage or interfere with a spacecraft; and (2) the stationing in outer space of any weapon designed to inflict injury or damage on the Earth, in the atmosphere, or on objects placed in space. Requires such a treaty to provide for verifying compliance with its terms. Directs the President to request the United Nations to bring about multilateral negotiations banning all weapons based in space.…
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