Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019
Latest action · May 2, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the transfer of an F-35 aircraft to Turkey and various activities related to such a transfer. The prohibition may be waived if the President certifies to Congress that Turkey does not intend to accept delivery of the S-400 air defense system, which Turkey has agreed to buy from Russia.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2019 to May 16, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 16, 2019 |
Committees 5
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 May 2, 2019 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in House
- May 2, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 72, May 2, 2019, page H3442.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 922 | Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 28, 2019 |
| S 1102 | Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2913 | Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2019 |
| HR 3263 | Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 13, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Asia
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- International Affairs
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Trade restrictions
- Turkey
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in House
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.
