House Roll Call 650

98th Congress · 1984-05-23

H.R. 5167: TO AMEND THE BROWN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5167. THE BROWN AMENDMENT PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED IN THE BILL FOR THE TESTING OF THE SPACE DEFENSE SYSTEM (ANTISATELLITE WEAPON) AGAINST AN OBJECT IN SPACE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES TO CONGRESS THAT THE SOVIET UNION HAS CONDUCTED, AFTER THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT, A TEST OF A DEDICATED ANTISATELLITE WEAPON. THE GORE AMENDMENT LIMITED TESTING UNTIL THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIED THAT NEITHER THE SOVIET UNION NOR ANY OTHER FOREIGN POWER HAD CONDUCTED A TEST OF A DEDICATED ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPON. (MOTION PASSED)