Amendment101st Congress
Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $2.9 billion to $1.5 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.
- Amendment Number
- 727
- Description
- Amendment sought to reduce funding for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) from $2.9 billion to $1.5 billion; restrict the use of SDI funds to basic research; and terminate the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) within the Defense Department and reassign its functions to other military departments and agencies.
- Purpose
- An amendment to eliminate all funding for the SDI program and redistribute $1.5 billion of the savings to appropriate Defense Department agencies for basic research on strategic defenses.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Sep 18, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Dellums amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 135 - 286 (Roll no. 337).
- Latest Action Time
- 17:21:03
- Submitted Date
- Sep 18, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021