A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 17, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
Progress
Where this resolution 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 17, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution requires either the advice and consent of the Senate or an act of Congress before the President may suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty. No funds shall be authorized or appropriated to support any efforts to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from the treaty without the approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives by a two-thirds vote or an act of Congress.
The President shall notify Congress in writing of any effort to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from the treaty no later than 48 hours after such action.
This joint resolution also authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel of the House of Representatives to represent Congress in judicial proceedings related to actions that are inconsistent with this resolution.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2019 to Jan 21, 2020, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jan 17, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 12, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
- Dec 11, 2019Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jan 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 17, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S295)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 41 | Requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Feb 4, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Reported to Senate
- Jan 17, 2019Introduced in Senate
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