People Protection Act

Summary

People Protection Act - Encourages the President to implement the following measures related to strategic defenses: (1) consolidate all directed-energy activities in a new agency; (2) consolidate the space and strategic defense activities into a unified space command within the armed forces; (3) establish and place under the space command a command for ground-based strategic air defenses and ballistic missile defense; (4) transfer space-launch vehicles as necessary for the space-based defense systems to the Department of Defense; (5) develop a manned space station to support national security and other activities; (6) assess the role of strategic defenses within current and prospective arms control agreements; (7) assess the consistency of specified treaties with existing international legal conventions for the regulation of armed conflict; and (8) assess other organizational changes within the Government needed to implement the President's strategic recommendations.

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Timeline

1. 19 May 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 May 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science Applications.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 May 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Research and Development.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 May 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

   Source: Committee

7. 26 May 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.

   Source: Committee

8. 14 June 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Arms Control & Disarm Agcy, State, DOD.

   Source: Committee

9. 29 September 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From DOD.

   Source: Committee

10. 10 November 1983

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 May 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-14] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsas00 · Standing
• · hsfa00 · Standing
• · hssy00 · Standing

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