legislation: 100-sconres-151

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100-sconres-151 100 sconres 151 A concurrent resolution concerning the policy of the United States regarding the use of chemical weapons. International Affairs 1988-10-04 1988-10-04 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] IL D D000366 2 Declares that the use of chemical weapons is an offense against the law of nations. Declares that the Congress supports the President in his efforts to: (1) establish an international conference to end the use of chemical weapons; and (2) engage the Soviet Union in a bilateral initiative to eliminate the future use of such weapons. Encourages the President to use multilateral and unilateral methods to enforce a ban on the use of such weapons. Urges the President to direct the U.S. Ambasssador to the United Nations to present a resolution to the United Nations Security Council which: (1) condemns the use of chemical weapons; (2) acknowledges the damaging effect of such weapons on non-combatants; and (3) affirms that use of such weapons is a violation of human rights. Declares that the use of such weapons should be considered a terrorist act and that the Secretary of State should consider such use by any country in determining such country to be a terrorist country. 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z  

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