An amendment to the Zablocki amendment as amended by the Bethune amendment. The Roukema amendment adds language expressing the sense of Congress the the President should 1) promote negotiations among the member countries of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Chemical Warfare of the U.N. for the purpose of drafting a treaty for complete, verifiable prohibition on chemical weapons, 2) press in all forums for an explanation from the U.S.S.R. on claims of Soviet use of chemical weapons, and 3) communicate to the U.S.S.R. the U.S.'s desire to conclude such a treaty.

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Amendment Number
645
Description
An amendment to the Zablocki amendment as amended by the Bethune amendment. The Roukema amendment adds language expressing the sense of Congress the the President should 1) promote negotiations among the member countries of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Chemical Warfare of the U.N. for the purpose of drafting a treaty for complete, verifiable prohibition on chemical weapons, 2) press in all forums for an explanation from the U.S.S.R. on claims of Soviet use of chemical weapons, and 3) communicate to the U.S.S.R. the U.S.'s desire to conclude such a treaty.
Purpose
An amendment to the Zablocki amendment as amended by the Bethune amendment. The Roukema amendment adds language expressing the sense of Congress the the President should 1) promote negotiations among the member countries of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Chemical Warfare of the U.N. for the purpose of drafting a treaty for complete, verifiable prohibition on chemical weapons, 2) press in all forums for an explanation from the U.S.S.R. on claims of Soviet use of chemical weapons, and 3) communicate to the U.S.S.R. the U.S.'s desire to conclude such a treaty.
Congress
97
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 22, 1982
Latest Action Text
Amendment Passed in Committee of the Whole by Voice Vote.
Submitted Date
Jul 22, 1982
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 645 — Informed