Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls on North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries to meet or exceed: (1) the 2% gross domestic product commitment to defense spending, and (2) the 20% commitment to defense expenditures on major equipment spending.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Jul 13, 2017; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | David A. Trott | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Mar 2, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Scott Taylor | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 10, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Mar 10, 2017 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Mar 28, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Mar 29, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | May 30, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | May 30, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 30, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 13, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
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