S.Res. 408 — A resolution to condemn the use of chemical weapons by Iraq and urge the President to continue applying diplomatic pressure to prevent their further use, and urge the Administration to step up efforts to achieve an international ban on chemical weapons. | PoliFocus

S.Res. 408100th Congress

A resolution to condemn the use of chemical weapons by Iraq and urge the President to continue applying diplomatic pressure to prevent their further use, and urge the Administration to step up efforts to achieve an international ban on chemical weapons.

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International Affairs

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(Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #201 (91-0))

Condemns the use of chemical weapons by Iraq and calls upon Iraq to halt the use of such weapons.

Commends the President for his prompt condemnation of Iraq's recent chemical weapons attack on civilians.

Urges the President to: (1) seek allied cooperation to tighten controls on the export of chemical compounds to countries seeking to develop a chemical weapons capability; (2) make appropriate diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from developing or using chemical weapons; and (3) pursue American efforts at the Geneva Conference on Disarmament to achieve an arms control agreement banning the production, use, and transfer of chemical weapons.

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Related Legislation

H.Res. 471A resolution to condemn the use of chemical weapons by Iraq and urge the President to continue applying diplomatic pressure to prevent their further use, and urge the Administration to step up efforts to achieve an international ban on chemical weapons.
1988-10-13Executive Comment Received From DOD.
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Legislative Actions

1988-04-12
Introduced in Senate
1988-04-12
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
1988-06-21
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
1988-06-21
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell with amendments and an amended preamble. Without written report.
1988-06-21
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell with amendments and an amended preamble. Without written report.
1988-06-21
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 751.
1988-06-24
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
1988-06-24
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-0. Record Vote No: 201.
Roll Call #201 (Senate)
1988-06-24
Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 91-0. Record Vote No: 201.
Roll Call #201 (Senate)

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