Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 31, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2019
This bill restricts the appropriation of funds for the procurement, flight testing, 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 funds may be appropriated, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to Congress that includes (1) a memorandum of understanding from a North Atlantic Treaty Organization or Indo-Pacific ally committing to hosting the deployment of such a missile, (2) confirmation that the United States has not rejected any diplomatic offer to resolve Russia's violation of the INF Treaty, (3) discussion of the ramifications of a collapse of the treaty and of a U.S. withdrawal from the agreement, (4) discussion of the mission requirements with respect to Russia and China that would be met by weapons systems covered by the INF, and (5) discussion of the degree to which INF-compliant weapons can meet such mission requirements.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2019 to Feb 4, 2019, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jan 31, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 4, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Feb 4, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1231 | Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2019 |
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.
- Jan 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
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