A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation programs of the United States.

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D ByrdSponsor

2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R

R Lugar DA

D Akaka

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Senate Introduced Mar 17, 2003
Senate Passed Jun 27, 2003

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Jun 27, 2003

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation programs of the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and the Department of State (Federal nonproliferation programs), which are intended to reduce the worldwide threat posed by nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain unsecured in the Russian Federation and elsewhere; (2) the Russian Federation should continue to improve U.S. access to key facilities, and the sharing of information with the United States, so as to bring a successful and timely conclusion to various nonproliferation programs and activities; and (3) the United States should redouble its efforts to achieve full implementation of the Federal nonproliferation programs under effective management, and make full use of all funds that Congress appropriates or otherwise makes available for such programs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation programs of the United States.

Latest action (Jun 27, 2003): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8848-8849; text as passed Senate: CR S8848-8849)

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 17, 2003

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Senate Introduced Mar 17, 2003
Senate Passed Jun 27, 2003

No recorded floor vote found.