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HRES 469 114th Congress House

Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.

Introduced: January 12, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Oct 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 8, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries to meet or exceed: (1) the 2% gross domestic product commitment to defense spending, and (2) the 20% commitment to defense expenditures on major equipment spending.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 4 Republican 9
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 6, 2016
Knight, Stephen
· Apr 12, 2016
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 4, 2016
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 12, 2016
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 15, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Dec 11, 2015
Trott, David
· Dec 11, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Dec 10, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Dec 2, 2015
Love, Mia
· Nov 30, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Nov 18, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Nov 16, 2015
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2015
Donovan, Daniel
· Oct 8, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 8, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 8, 2015
McSally, Martha
· Oct 8, 2015
Roby, Martha
· Oct 8, 2015
Russell, Steve
· Oct 8, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 8, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 8, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Oct 8, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 469: Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-469/
MLA
"H. Res. 469: Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-469/.
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H. Res. 469, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-469/.
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[H. Res. 469: Urging North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries to meet or exceed the two percent gross domestic product commitment to spending on defense.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-469/)
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