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S.J.Res. 252 (99th)

A joint resolution requesting the President of the United States to negotiate controls upon and the early prohibition of nuclear explosions.

Original

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

18 December 1985

Last action

26 June 1986 · Committee

Status

Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.

Sponsors

Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Rep. Andrews, Mark [R-ND-At Large], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR]

Subjects

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Source updated

14 January 2025

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Summary

Declares that the President should, at the earliest possible date: (1) endorse and request Senate consent to ratification of the Threshold Test Ban and the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaties; (2) call upon the Soviet Union to agree to reduce the permitted yields of explosions to the lowest verifiable levels; and (3) express to the Soviet Union and to Great Britain the U.S. desire to resume negotiations to conclude a mutual and verifiable ban on nuclear explosions and a moratorium of finite duration on such explosions.

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Timeline

  1. 18 December 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 December 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 May 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  4. 19 June 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 June 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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