District Of Columbia § 7-2404 - Proposal for immediate negotiation.
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§ 7-2404. Proposal for immediate negotiation.
7-2404Within 30 days of March 17, 1983, the Mayor shall propose to Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the President the immediate negotiation with the Soviet Union of a permanent, mutual freeze on the testing, production, and further deployment of all nuclear weapons and their delivery systems.
Annotations
Section 2 of provided for severability of the act.
Section 1 of requires the Mayor to notify the District’s Congressional Delegate, in writing, that a majority of District voters request that the Delegate propose a Constitutional amendment directing the U.S. government to: 1) abolish all nuclear warheads by the year 2000; 2) pursue a good faith effort to eliminate war, armed conflict, and military operations; 3) actively promote international peace and nuclear disarmament; and 4) convert weapons industries into constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime industries and to redirect those resources to meet human needs, including housing, health care, agriculture, education, and environment.
Initiative 37, : was enacted by the electors of the District of Columbia in Initiative Measure 37.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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