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S. 450 (93rd)

A bill to require the public disclosure of certain information relating to U.S. military activities in Southeast Asia.

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Introduced

18 January 1973

Last action

18 January 1973 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.

Sponsors

Sen. Hughes, Harold E. [D-IA], Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD], Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Hart, Philip A. [D-MI], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Mansfield, Mike [D-MT], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT], Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]

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14 January 2025

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Summary

Directs the President, within thrity days of enactment of this Act, to take such steps as may be necessary to remove the security classification from, and publicly disclose: (1) the number of aerial attack sorties conducted each calendar month after December 31, 1964, through the end of the calendar month immediately prior to the month in which this Act is enacted by United States aircraft against targets in each of the following countries: the Republic of Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand; (2) the tonnage of munitions expended in each such country in each such calendar month; and (3) the number of American personnel killed and wounded in hostile and nonhostile incidents in each such country in each such calendar month. Provides that beginning on the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which this Act is enacted, and not later than the tenth day of each calendar month thereafter, the President shall publicly disclose: (1) the number of aerial attack sorties conducted by United States aircraft during the preceding calendar month in each of the countries named above; (2) the tonnage of munitions expended in each such country in each such calendar month; and (3) the number of American personnel killed and wounded in hostile and nonhostile incidents in each such country in each such calendar month.

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Timeline

  1. 18 January 1973

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 January 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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