To authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1971 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, and tracked combat .vehicles, and other weapons, . and research, development, test, and evaluation ' for the .'Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed. Forces, and' for other purposes

H.R. 17123 in the 91st Congress (1969–1970) became law — introduced in 1970, sponsored by Lucius Rivers. Congress held 23 roll call votes on it.

During the 91st Congress (1969–1970), Richard Nixon was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: 1970
Policy area: Defense

Sponsor

Lucius Rivers (D-SC)

Where it stands

Introduced1970
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawYes

Every roll call vote on this bill

To recommit H.R. 17123, military procurement authorization for 1971, with instructions to report it back…House · May 6, 1970
To pass H.R. 17123.House · May 6, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123, fiscal 1971 authorizations for military procurement, by barring disclosure to any…Senate · Aug 4, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123, fiscal 1971 authorizations for military procurement, deleting from the bill funds for…Senate · Aug 12, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123, by striking from the bill $322.2 million for proposed deployment of additional…Senate · Aug 12, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123, by requiring defense department to comply with provisions of national enviromental…Senate · Aug 13, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123, by assuring that weapons systems and subsystems are thoroughly tested prior to…Senate · Aug 17, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 by limiting expenditure of funds for ABM defenses to present sites.Senate · Aug 19, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to prohibit, with certain exceptions, use of live ammunition in weapons carried by…Senate · Aug 19, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 by lengthening permanent duty station assignments of members of the armed services.Senate · Aug 21, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to provide for an all-volunteer military service.Senate · Aug 25, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to prohibit the use of funds for military application of antiplant chemicals.Senate · Aug 26, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to place additional limitations on the use of contingency fund for procurement of…Senate · Aug 26, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to prohibit the use of herbicides for purposes of crop destruction warfare.Senate · Aug 27, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 by prohibiting disposal of any chemical warfare agent within or outside the U.S. Unless…Senate · Aug 27, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to reduce the ceiling of the total authorizations for military procurement for…Senate · Aug 28, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 by stating the sense of the Congress in favor of increased scientific research through…Senate · Aug 28, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to limit to 280,000 the maximum number of U.S. Troops in vietnam after april 30…Senate · Sep 1, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to bar use of funds to send draftees to vietnam unless they volunteer for such duty.Senate · Sep 1, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123 so as to require the prime contractors (litton industries) for construction of 30 DD-963…Senate · Sep 1, 1970
To amend H.R. 17123, relating to the jurisdiction of the committee on foreign relations over legislation…Senate · Sep 1, 1970
To pass H.R. 17123.Senate · Sep 1, 1970
To adopt conference report on H.R. 17123, military procurement authorization for fiscal year 1971.House · Sep 29, 1970

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