A resolution calling for the withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 30, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6305)
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. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedOct 30, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution calls for the United States to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, which allows participating countries to fly unarmed observation aircraft over each other's territory and places various limits and requirements on such flights. The resolution also states that the United States should declassify intelligence and assessments regarding Russian exploitation of the treaty.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 30, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Original | Oct 30, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Oct 30, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6305)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2019Introduced in Senate
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