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109th Congress / Bills / H RES 692

Title

Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands.

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Anniversaries | Armed forces | Commemorations | Congress | Congressional tributes | Defense policy | Foreign policy | Marshall Islands | Nuclear weapons tests | Oceania | Weapons systems

Votes on this bill

DateChamberResultVote
4/5/06 House Passed Session 2, roll call 89: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended
Commending the People of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the Contributions and Sacrifices They Made to the U.S. Nuclear Testing Program in the Marshall Islands
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