Amendment100th Congress
An amendment to require that $100 million of Air Force research and development funds be available to initiate development of a ground-based kinetic anti-satellite weapon using existing technology and prohibiting tests of the weapon against an object in space at an altitude above 800 nautical miles unless the President certifies to Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test.
- Amendment Number
- 618
- Description
- An amendment to require that $100 million of Air Force research and development funds be available to initiate development of a ground-based kinetic anti-satellite weapon using existing technology and prohibiting tests of the weapon against an object in space at an altitude above 800 nautical miles unless the President certifies to Congress that the Soviet Union has conducted such a test.
- Congress
- 100
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 28, 1988
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 195 - 212 (Record Vote No: 76).
- Submitted Date
- Apr 28, 1988
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 14, 2021