No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 19, 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.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018
This bill requires a joint resolution from Congress before the United States may enter into any civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. Before such an agreement, the President shall report on various topics including Saudi Arabia's investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the extent to which the country has renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing, and the country's progress in improving human rights protections.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 19, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Dec 19, 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 Dec 19, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Dec 19, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10799 | Prospects for U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Energy Cooperation | Resource | May 26, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7350 | No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Dec 19, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Detention of persons
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Middle East
- News media and reporting
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear weapons
- Saudi Arabia
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Trade restrictions
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
