Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 does not apply to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran and submitted to Congress on July 19, 2015, because the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a treaty and, pursuant to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, the Senate must give its advice and consent to ratification if the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is to be effective and binding upon the United States.
Latest action · Sep 8, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- IntroducedSep 8, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
States that:
- the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, commonly referred to as the Corker-Cardin bill, does not apply to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran because the JCPOA is fundamentally different from the agreement as represented to Congress by the Administration and the Corker-Cardin bill is only applicable to an agreement that is not a treaty;
- Article II of the U.S. Constitution declares that the President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, but only if two-thirds of the Senators present concur;
- the JCPOA is a treaty and, pursuant to Article II, the Senate must give its advice and consent to ratification if the JCPOA is to be effective and binding upon the United States; and
- not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Senate should schedule and consider a resolution of ratification with respect to the JCPOA.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 8, 2015 to Sep 11, 2015, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Sep 8, 2015 |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Original | Sep 8, 2015 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Sep 8, 2015 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Sep 8, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Sep 8, 2015 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Sep 8, 2015 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Sep 11, 2015 |
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- Sep 8, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 8, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Sep 8, 2015Introduced in House
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