Nuclear Cruise Missile Reconsideration Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 8, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nuclear Cruise Missile Reconsideration Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of more than specified amounts by the Department of Defense (DOD) on development of the long-range standoff weapon or any other nuclear-capable air-launched cruise missile, or by the Department of Energy on the life extension program for the W80-4 warhead, until DOD submits to specified congressional committees a Nuclear Posture Review that includes an assessment of:
- the anticipated capabilities of the long-range standoff weapon to hold targets at risk beyond other already existing and planned nuclear-capable delivery systems;
- the anticipated ability of such weapon to elude adversary integrated air and missile defenses compared to the B-21 bomber; and
- the anticipated effect of such weapon on strategic stability relative to other nuclear-armed countries, on the offensive nuclear weapons capabilities and programs of other nuclear-armed countries, on the response of other nuclear-armed countries to proposals to decrease or halt the growth of their nuclear stockpiles, and on the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2017 to Sep 28, 2017; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 28, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2667 | Nuclear Cruise Missile Reconsideration Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jun 16, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to restrict the use of funds for the long-range standoff weapon until the Secretary of Defense completes a Nuclear Posture Review that includes an assessment of the capabilities and effects of the use of the long-range standoff weapon, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nuclear Cruise Missile Reconsideration Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
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