South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3622

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. W.D. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3239dc03.doc

Introduced in the House on February 18, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2003
Adopted by the General Assembly on June 4, 2003

Summary: Congress asked to approve national missile defense system

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/18/2003  House   Introduced HJ-3
   2/18/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-3
   2/19/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-7
   2/20/2003  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-30
   2/20/2003          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/25/2003  Senate  Introduced SJ-15
   2/25/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on General SJ-15
   3/11/2003  Senate  Recalled from Committee on General SJ-20
    6/4/2003  Senate  Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-110

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/18/2003
2/19/2003
2/20/2003
3/11/2003

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RECALLED

March 11, 2003

H. 3622

Introduced by Rep. W.D. Smith

S. Printed 3/11/03--S.

Read the first time February 25, 2003.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO MEMORIALIZE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT AND VOTE FOR ALL EFFORTS TO BUILD AND DEPLOY A NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE.

Whereas, the 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was signed with a nation that no longer exists; and

Whereas, an increasing number of nations, including North Korea, either currently possesses the capability to launch missile attacks against the United States or are working to achieve that capability; and

Whereas, due in part because of advances in technology, the possibility that a missile bearing a weapon of mass destruction will be used against United States forces or interests is more likely today than it was throughout most of the Cold War; and

Whereas, terrorist groups, not just states, may have the means to obtain intercontinental ballistic missiles; and

Whereas, our nation still cannot proactively defend against missile attack; and

Whereas, the Cold War policy of "mutual assured destruction" assumed in arms control treaties is not sufficient to deter terrorist missile attacks; and

Whereas, defending against an attack of any kind is the government's Constitutional obligation. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, memorialize the Congress of the United States to support and vote for all efforts to build and deploy a national missile defense system as rapidly as possible.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the United States Senate, the United State House of Representatives, and to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.

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