Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2018
Latest action · Nov 28, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 28, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2018
This bill restricts funding for the procurement or deployment of missiles banned by the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). Before such funding may be appropriated, the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that (1) confirms U.S. efforts to resolve Russia's violation of the INF Treaty, (2) identifies the ramifications of a collapse of the treaty and of a U.S. withdrawal from the agreement, and (3) addresses other related issues.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 28, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Nov 28, 2018 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 28, 2018 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Nov 28, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Nov 28, 2018 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Nov 28, 2018 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 28, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 28, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Nov 28, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on the proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Appropriations
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Defense spending
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Nuclear weapons
- Russia
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2018Introduced in Senate
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