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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 241

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should

act swiftly and expeditiously to give its advice and consent to ratification

of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 23, 1997

Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. LEACH, Ms. FURSE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr.

ACKERMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.

BERMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. BORSKI, Ms. BROWN of

Florida, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CAPPS, Ms.

CARSON, Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.

CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr.

DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. DOOLEY of California,

Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr.

FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr.

FILNER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.

GEPHARDT, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr.

HAMILTON, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. KIND,

Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LEWIS

of Georgia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUTHER, Mrs. MALONEY

of New York, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York,

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs.

MEEK of Florida, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MINGE, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. NADLER,

Ms. NORTON, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE,

Ms. PELOSI, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PORTER, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. PRICE of

North Carolina, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr.

RUSH, Mr. SABO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SAWYER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.

SERRANO, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SKAGGS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. STABENOW,

Mr. STARK, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TORRES,

Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. VENTO, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. YATES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
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RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that

the Senate should act swiftly and expeditiously to give

its advice and consent to ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Whereas securing a global nuclear test ban has been a central

arms control objective for more than 40 years;

Whereas on September 10, 1996, the United Nations approved the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty;

Whereas on September 24, 1996, the United States signed

the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty at the United Nations;

Whereas more than 140 nations have signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, including Russia, China, the

United Kingdom, and France;

Whereas the expected conclusion of the Comprehensive Test

Ban Treaty was a pivotal factor in gaining international

support for the indefinite extension of the Treaty on the

Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;

Whereas the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty will strengthen

the global norm against nuclear testing and thereby help

efforts by the United States to stop the spread of nuclear

weapons to additional nations or groups;

Whereas the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty cannot enter

into force until ratified by the United States;

Whereas independent nuclear weapons experts believe that

the United States can maintain the safety and reliability

of its nuclear arsenal through the Stockpile Stewardship

and Management Program without nuclear test explosions, which is ‘‘consistent with the U.S. agreement to
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enter into a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty of unending

duration’’; and

Whereas the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban

Treaty is essential to realizing the full benefits of the

Treaty for the national security of the United States:

Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that the Senate should act swiftly and expedi3 tiously to give its advice and consent to ratification of the

4 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

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