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99th Congress · 1985–1987
H.R. 2124
A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreem…
Armed Forces and National Security House 93 cosponsors
Latest action: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State. · May 20, 1986 Understand the measure
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Where it stands
The measure's progress
In committee
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Recorded May 20, 1986, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Official title
A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourage the improvement of defenses against the effects of the use of lethal chemical weapons on the Armed Forces.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution: how a bill becomes law
- Sponsor, status and actions from the Library of Congress bill record (Congress.gov API), read October 16, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-99-hr2124- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr2124
- Official source
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- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "H.R. 2124 (99th Congress): A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourag…," last checked Oct. 16, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr2124
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 16). H.R. 2124 (99th Congress): A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourag… [Bill record]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr2124
Chicago
Vote Files. "H.R. 2124 (99th Congress): A bill to prohibit the production of lethal chemical weapons, to encourage the negotiation of an international agreement to stop the production, proliferation, and stockpiling of lethal chemical weapons, and to encourag…." Last modified October 16, 2026. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr2124.
BibTeX
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}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-99-hr2124
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On the record
No recorded vote
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