HR 7140 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

PLANET Act

Introduced Jun 8, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Dina Titus D-NV

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 8, 2020 Referred to the House 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 8, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preserving Leadership Against Nuclear Explosives Testing Act or the PLANET Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for FY2021 to conduct or make preparations for any explosive nuclear weapons test that produces any yield.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2020 to Jul 20, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-WADenny HeckOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 8, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalJun 8, 2020
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJun 15, 2020
D-MNAngie CraigJun 15, 2020
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 15, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 15, 2020
D-MNIlhan OmarJun 15, 2020
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJun 15, 2020
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 15, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenJun 15, 2020
D-NVSusie LeeJun 15, 2020
D-UTBen McAdamsJun 25, 2020
D-WIMark PocanJun 25, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 25, 2020
D-NYJerrold NadlerJul 6, 2020
D-OHMarcy KapturJul 6, 2020
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJul 20, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jun 8, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 8, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jun 8, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the common defense and general welfare of the United States).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 105, June 8, 2020, page H2377.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 116-602NOMINATIONS TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION,AMTRAK BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, AND THE FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE142 pagesCommerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeJul 24, 2019

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3886PLANET ActRelated billJun 3, 2020

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the use of funds for an explosive nuclear weapons test.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
PLANET Act
Preserving Leadership Against Nuclear Explosives Testing Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 8, 2020Introduced in House

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