A joint resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze on and reductions in nuclear weapons.

Summary

States that the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) between the United States and the Soviet Union should: (1) pursue a complete halt to the nuclear arms race; (2) decide when and how to achieve a mutual verifiable freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles, and other delivery systems; (3) give special attention to destabilizing weapons; (4) provide for cooperative measures of verification, including on-site inspection, to complement National Technical Means of verification and to ensure compliance; (5) pursue reductions through numerical ceilings and other means; (6) preserve present limitations and controls on the current nuclear delivery systems; and (7) incorporate ongoing negotiations in Geneva on land-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles into the START negotiations. Requires that every effort be made to reach common positions with the NATO allies.

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Timeline

1. 7 January 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 January 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 January 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 February 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 January 1985

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Sponsors

• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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