Space Preservation Act of 2002

Summary

Space Preservation Act of 2002 - Reaffirms U.S. policy that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes. Directs the President to: (1) ban U.S. space-based weapons and the use of U.S. weapons to destroy or damage objects in orbit in space; (2) terminate research and development, testing, manufacturing, production, and deployment of all U.S. space-based weapons; and (3) direct the U.S. representatives to the United Nations and other international organizations to work toward negotiating, adopting, and implementing an international treaty banning space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy or damage objects in space.

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Timeline

1. 23 January 2002

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 January 2002

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 January 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 January 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 28 January 2002

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.

   Source: Committee

6. 13 February 2002

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 January 2002 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 January 2002

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 23 January 2002

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 January 2002

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Sponsors

• Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13] · D · Cosponsor
• WM. CLAY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
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