HRES 202 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 16, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 16, 2017
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the foundation of transatlantic security and defense, (2) NATO serves as a critical coalition in preserving transatlantic peace and stability, and (3) NATO's continuing development of new capabilities and technologies to combat terrorism and a changing international security environment are crucial to enhancing national security and strengthening the ability of the United States to combat security threats.

Encourages each NATO member country to meet or exceed the commitment to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defense.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2017 to Jul 11, 2018, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 16, 2017
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 16, 2017
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMar 16, 2017
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalMar 16, 2017
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalMar 16, 2017
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMar 16, 2017
R-COMike CoffmanOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 16, 2017
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalMar 16, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Mar 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

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  1. Mar 16, 2017Introduced in House

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