NUCLEAR WEAPONS related term(s) International Atomic Energy Agency; Nuclear Energy

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, H3348-H3351 [24MY]

Appointments

Senate National Security Working Group, S494 [2FE], S559 [3FE], S2402 [12AP]

Articles and editorials

Confronting the Threat From Iran, H7387 [4NO]

Experts Cast Doubt on Iran Sanctions Strategy, H8850 [13DE]

4 Things You Need To Know About the Iran Bomb Plot, H8849 [13DE]

Getting Ahead of the Facts on Iran, H8850 [13DE]

Iran and the I.A.E.A., H8855 [13DE]

Sanctions Aren't Slowing Iran's Nuclear Progress, S4905 [26JY]

Self-Limiting Success of Iran Sanctions, H8849 [13DE]

Used-Car Salesman as Iran Proxy? Why Assassination Plot Doesn't Add up for Experts, H8848 [13DE]

Will Sanctions Against Iran Raise Gas Prices?, H8853 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions

Arms control: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 21), H42 [5JA]

———reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (see H.R. 1334), H2266 [1AP]

———strengthen nonproliferation activities and strengthen nuclear energy cooperation and nonproliferation under the Atomic Energy Act (see H.R. 1320), H2265 [1AP]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: ensure methods used to detect chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal waste are as effective in screening other commerce entering the U.S. (see S. 860), S2507 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: modify authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for proliferation threat reduction projects and activities outside the former Soviet States (see S. 293), S614 [7FE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (see S. 1855), S7368 [10NO] (see H.R. 2405), H4580 [28JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Intelligence and Analysis weapons of mass destruction intelligence and information sharing functions and require dissemination of information to relevant entities (see H.R. 2764), H5884 [1AU]

Ecology and environment: require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 332), H353 [19JA]

History: designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing (see S. Res. 330), S7613 [16NO]

———support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 275), S5903 [22SE] (see H. Res. 373), H5580 [26JY]

Iran: condemn human rights violations, release political prisoners, support democracy, remove terrorist designation from opposition group, and impose sanctions to deter nuclear program (see H. Res. 94), H923 [15FE]

———impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that deal with the Central Bank of Iran if the bank engaged in transactions relating to weapons proliferation or terrorism (see H.R. 3439), H7713 [16NO]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (see H.R. 1905), H3301 [13MY]

Marshall Islands: provide supplemental ex gratia compensation for impacts of the U.S. nuclear testing program (see S. 342), S683 [14FE]

Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H3342 [23MY]

Mohave County, AZ: include as an affected area for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing (see H.R. 1608), H2911 [15AP]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (see H. Res. 19), H42 [5JA]

———improve efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction (see H.R. 2356), H4573 [24JN]

———strengthen (see S. 8), S122 [25JA]

Radioactive substances: apply measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology that could aid such countries in extracting or milling domestic sources of uranium (see H.R. 2105), H4034 [3JN]

Refuse disposal: provide for the safe disposal of Federal Government-owned transuranic waste (see H.R. 2367), H4574 [24JN]

Safety: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 1491), H2603 [12AP]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): strengthen strategic force posture by implementing and supplementing certain provisions (see S. 1097), S3426 [26MY] (see H.R. 1750), H3107 [5MY]

Briefs

IAEA's Iran Report—Assessment and Implications: Arms Control Association, H8852 [13DE]

Declarations

Reject Nuclear Deterrence—An Urgent Call to Action: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, E997 [31MY]

Letters

Impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that deal with the Central Bank of Iran: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, S8136 [1DE]

Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8866 [13DE]

———Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8866 [13DE]

———Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8865 [13DE]

———Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H8866 [13DE]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8865 [13DE]

———Representative Mica, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8865 [13DE]

———Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8865, H8866 [13DE]

Iran Threat Reduction Act: Representative Bachus, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8847 [13DE]

———Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H8847 [13DE]

———Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H8847 [13DE]

———Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8847 [13DE]

———Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8847, H8848 [13DE]

———several organizations, H8856 [13DE]

Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act: Jurelang Zedkaia, President of the Marshall Islands, S690 [14FE]

Messages

African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty: President Obama, S2584 [2MY]

Imposition of Certain Sanctions Relative to the Provision of Goods, Services, Technology, or Support for Iran's Energy and Petrochemical Sectors: President Obama, H7895 [22NO]

National Emergency Relative to Democratic People's Republic of Korea: President Obama, S4073 [23JN], H4475 [23JN]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S1405 [8MR], S7151 [7NO], H1601 [8MR]

National Emergency Relative to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: President Obama, S7293 [9NO], H7403 [10NO]

National Emergency With Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in Russia: President Obama, S3919 [20JN], H4331 [20JN]

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty: President Obama, S2584 [2MY]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Ratification: President Obama, S480 [2FE]

Remarks in House

Arms control: expand sanctions on individuals who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea equipment or technology relevant to mining or milling uranium or support other proliferation activities (H.R. 2105), H8859-H8870 [13DE], H8978 [15DE], E2262 [14DE]

———reduce nuclear weapons and apply savings to certain domestic initiatives while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion (H.R. 1334), E603 [1AP]

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: funding, H3718 [26MY]

Dept. of Defense: health effects of left-over munitions in congested residential areas of formerly used defense sites study funding, H4704 [7JY]

———require U.S. Strategic Command to conduct study to determine whether proposed U.S. nuclear forces would be capable of meeting objectives of nuclear deterrence and defense, E2310 [19DE]

———submit report on Russian nuclear forces and the U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), H3718 [26MY]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Nevada National Security Site, E158 [8FE]

———energy efficiency retrofitting programs funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration weapons activities funding, H4839, H4840 [11JY]

———Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding, H3718 [26MY]

———National Nuclear Security Administration funding through reductions in Corps of Engineers water projects funding, H4801, H4802 [11JY]

———non-defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4998, H4999 [13JY]

———Ohio class nuclear submarine replacement program funding, H4999 [13JY]

———Weatherization Assistance Program, State Energy Program, and Building Technologies Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration weapons activities funding, H4841-H4843 [11JY], E1301 [12JY], E1334 [15JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (H.R. 2405), H8153-H8159 [6DE], E2205 [7DE]

Ecology and environment: require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (H.R. 332), E101 [24JA]

Funding, H6680 [11OC]

Iran: condemn human rights violations, release political prisoners, support democracy, remove terrorist designation from opposition group, and impose sanctions to deter nuclear program (H. Res. 94), E312 [18FE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H3421 [25MY], H6846-H6848 [12OC], H7383-H7385 [4NO], H7590 [15NO], E651 [6AP]

———strengthen sanctions to compel Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities (H.R. 1905), H8742, H8834-H8859 [13DE], H8913, H8915 [14DE], H8978, H8993 [15DE], E1345 [18JY], E1995 [3NO], E2256, E2257, E2258, E2262, E2266 [14DE], E2269, E2282 [15DE], E2286 [16DE]

———U.S. policy, H241 [18JA]

Middle East: support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (H. Res. 271), H3324 [23MY], H7388 [4NO], H7431 [14NO]

National security: call for adoption of smart security platform for the 21st century (H. Res. 19), H234 [18JA], H329 [19JA], H418 [24JA], H4679 [7JY], H4857, H4859 [12JY], H5496 [26JY], H6145 [14SE], H6351 [22SE], H6514 [4OC], H7216 [2NO], H7721 [17NO], H7937 [30NO], H8143 [6DE], H8196 [7DE]

———strengthen nuclear deterrence, H5675 [28JY]

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: tribute, E997 [31MY]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: ensure methods used to detect chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal waste are as effective in screening other commerce entering the U.S. (S. 860), S2533 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: modify authority to use Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funds for proliferation threat reduction projects and activities outside the former Soviet States (S. 293), S615 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Nevada National Security Site, S332 [27JA]

———National Nuclear Security Administration funding, S7404 [14NO]

———National Nuclear Security Administration nonproliferation programs funding, S2186 [6AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize certain programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons (S. 1855), S7382-S7384 [10NO]

History: designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing (S. Res. 330), S7629 [16NO]

———support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program (S. Res. 275), S5919 [22SE], S6007 [26SE]

International Atomic Energy Agency: release of report on Iran nuclear program, S7173, S7174 [8NO]

International economic relations: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that deal with the Central Bank of Iran, S7822 [18NO]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions that deal with the Central Bank of Iran, S7639, S7650 [17NO], S7822 [18NO], S7965 [29NO], S8027-S8030 [30NO], S8105-S8107, S8125, S8126, S8135 [1DE], S8410 [7DE], S8661 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, S4278 [30JN], S4905 [26JY], S6495 [13OC], S7173, S7174 [8NO], S7355 [10NO], S7441 [15NO]

———U.S. policy, S1809-S1812 [17MR]

Marshall Islands: provide supplemental ex gratia compensation for impacts of the U.S. nuclear testing program (S. 342), S688 [14FE]

National security: maintain a triad of strategic nuclear delivery systems, S8112 [1DE]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S249-S255, S258 [26JA]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2584 [2MY]

U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START): prohibit constraints on U.S. ability to develop missile defense systems, S350 [31JA], S3482-S3484 [6JN]

———renewal, S59 [5JA], S349-S353 [31JA], S3482-S3484 [6JN]

———require parties to enter into negotiations to address disparity between the nonstrategic nuclear weapons stockpiles of the parties, S351 [31JA]

———restrict use of warhead covers that interfere with Type One inspections and require telemetric exchanges on deployed ballistic missile systems, S351 [31JA]

———strengthen strategic force posture by implementing and supplementing certain provisions, S2862 [11MY], S8643-S8645 [15DE]

Reports filed

Dept. of HHS Programs To Protect Against Pandemics and Attacks From Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1855), S8733 [16DE]

Dept. of HHS Reauthorization of Programs To Protect Against Pandemics and Attacks From Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2405) (H. Rept. 112-286), H7712 [16NO]

Statements

Debt, Deficits, and Defense—A Way Forward: Sustainable Defense Task Force (organization), H3671 [25MY]

Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act: Representative Ros-Lehtinen, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) and Representative Hall, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8866 [13DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 271, support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons, H7388 [4NO]

H.R. 1905, Iran Threat Reduction Act, H8834-H8846 [13DE]

H.R. 2105, Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and Modernization Act, H8859-H8864 [13DE]

H.R. 2405, Dept. of HHS programs to protect against pandemics and attacks from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons reauthorization, H8153-H8157 [6DE]

S. 8, Tough and Smart National Security Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 342, Republic of the Marshall Islands Supplemental Nuclear Compensation Act, S689 [14FE]

S. 860, ensure Bureau of Customs and Border Protection methods used to detect chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal waste are as effective in screening other commerce entering the U.S., S2533 [14AP]

S. Res. 275, support a national day of remembrance for workers of the U.S. nuclear weapons program, S5919 [22SE], S6008 [26SE]

S. Res. 330, designate a day of remembrance for Americans who worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by radiation exposure generated by such testing, S7620, S7630 [16NO]