Amendment101st Congress
Amendment expressed as the sense of Congress that the President: (1) press for dismantling of the Soviet Union's ground based anti-satellite weapons (ASAT); (2) seek strict limits on ASATs with the Soviets; (3) explore cooperative verification measures with the Soviet Union during United States-Soviet ASAT discussions; and (4) submit a report to Congress which provided information on U.S. satellite survivability, U.S. ASAT programs, and the military threat posed by Soviet ASAT programs.
- Amendment Number
- 201
- Description
- Amendment expressed as the sense of Congress that the President: (1) press for dismantling of the Soviet Union's ground based anti-satellite weapons (ASAT); (2) seek strict limits on ASATs with the Soviets; (3) explore cooperative verification measures with the Soviet Union during United States-Soviet ASAT discussions; and (4) submit a report to Congress which provided information on U.S. satellite survivability, U.S. ASAT programs, and the military threat posed by Soviet ASAT programs.
- Purpose
- An amendment to express the sense of the Congress that the President should press for the dismantling of the Soviet Union's ground based anti-satellite weapons and to seek a treaty with the Soviet Union to place the strictest possible limitations on ASAT weapons. The amendment specifies that any agreement should include provisions for mutual verification and also calls on the President to submit a report by May 1990 on U.S. ASAT weapon activities and on the survivability of U.S. satellites against Soviet ASAT weapons.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 27, 1989
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Brown (CA) amendment (A037) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 12:24:45
- Submitted Date
- Jul 27, 1989
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021