[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Con. Res. 37 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 37 Urging the President to negotiate a comprehensive nuclear weapons test ban. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 1993 Mr. Kopetski (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Leach) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Urging the President to negotiate a comprehensive nuclear weapons test ban. Whereas the United States has sought to limit nuclear testing through the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1968, the Threshold Test Ban Treaty of 1974, and the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty of 1976; Whereas a multilateral, comprehensive ban on nuclear weapons testing would help protect individual health and the environment, and enhance efforts to halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons; Whereas both France and the Russian Federation have voluntarily suspended their underground nuclear testing programs; Whereas the United States has joined France and the Russian Federation in suspending nuclear testing to enable a full review of United States underground nuclear testing policy and to promote negotiations to end nuclear testing worldwide; and Whereas, since the beginning of the nuclear age, United States presidents have supported and sought to negotiate a comprehensive nuclear weapons test ban: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress urges the President to initiate, at the earliest possible time, multilateral negotiations toward a comprehensive nuclear weapons test ban. <all>