A joint resolution formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of the free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.
USA117th CongressSJRES-40| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2022
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This joint resolution expresses that Congress recognizes that the United States' nuclear testing program and radioactive waste disposal in the Marshall Islands caused irreparable material and intangible harm to the people of those islands, apologizes on behalf of the United States to the individuals and families of the Marshall Islands for the hardships they have endured as a result of the U.S. nuclear testing program and radioactive waste disposal, and recognizes that it is incumbent on the United States to open dialogue regarding the nuclear legacy of the United States in Marshall Islands during any negotiation of the Compact of Free Association or its subsidiary agreements.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S885-886)
International Affairs
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchForeign aid and international reliefHealth care coverage and accessIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesMarshall IslandsMedical researchNuclear weaponsPacific OceanRadiationRadioactive wastes and releasesVeterans' medical careWater quality
A joint resolution formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of the free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.
USA117th CongressSJRES-40| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2022
This joint resolution expresses that Congress recognizes that the United States' nuclear testing program and radioactive waste disposal in the Marshall Islands caused irreparable material and intangible harm to the people of those islands, apologizes on behalf of the United States to the individuals and families of the Marshall Islands for the hardships they have endured as a result of the U.S. nuclear testing program and radioactive waste disposal, and recognizes that it is incumbent on the United States to open dialogue regarding the nuclear legacy of the United States in Marshall Islands during any negotiation of the Compact of Free Association or its subsidiary agreements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S885-886)
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic Senator
Hawaii
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Air qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchForeign aid and international reliefHealth care coverage and accessIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesMarshall IslandsMedical researchNuclear weaponsPacific OceanRadiationRadioactive wastes and releasesVeterans' medical careWater quality