IV
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 Illi-
nois, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY of Massa-
chusetts, 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 Califor-
nia, 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 Caro-
lina, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. YATES) submitted the follow-
ing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Re-
lations
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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 Comprehen-
sive 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 ap-
proved the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty;
Whereas on September 24, 1996, the United States signed
the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty at the United Na-
tions;
Whereas more than 140 nations have signed the Comprehen-
sive 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 explo-
sions, 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
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the Senate should act swiftly and expedi-
tiously to give its advice and consent to ratification of the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
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