A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Warsaw, Poland from July 8-9, 2016, and in support of committing NATO to a security posture capable of deterring threats to the Alliance.
Latest action · Jul 6, 2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4836-4837; text as passed Senate: CR S4836-4837; text as reported in Senate: CR S4836)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 21, 2016
- Agreed to in SenateJul 6, 2016
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes the men and women who have served to safeguard the freedom and security of the United States and the transatlantic alliance.
Encourages alliance members at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Warsaw Summit to promote unity and ensure a robust security posture in the face of the complex and changing security environment confronting NATO.
Urges all NATO members to invest at least 2% of GDP in defense spending and carry an equitable burden in supporting NATO's resource requirements and defense capabilities, including an increased forward defense posture in NATO frontline states.
Reaffirms the Senate's commitment to NATO's collective security.
Welcomes the progress of NATO's ballistic missile defense mission and the achievement of recent U.S. milestones in this area through the partnership of allies, including Romania and Poland.
Recognizes:
- Georgia's troop contributions to missions abroad and its ongoing efforts to strengthen its democratic and military institutions for NATO accession; and
- the ongoing work of NATO's Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan and the significant commitment NATO allies and coalition partners have dedicated to Afghanistan since 2001, including the 1,134 troops who have lost their lives in that conflict.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2016 to Jun 27, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 21, 2016 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 27, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jun 27, 2016 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4836-4837; text as passed Senate: CR S4836-4837; text as reported in Senate: CR S4836)
- Jul 6, 2016Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4836-4837; text as passed Senate: CR S4836-4837; text as reported in Senate: CR S4836)
- Jun 27, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with amendments and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
- Jun 27, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
- Jun 23, 2016Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Agreed to Senate
- Jun 27, 2016Reported to Senate
- Jun 21, 2016Introduced in Senate
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