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A joint resolution formalizing congressional opposition to any withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate the North Atlantic…

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A joint resolution formalizing congressional opposition to any withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate the North Atlantic Treaty, and authorizing litigation to advance the Senate's constitutional authority.

Introduced: July 26, 2018 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5426-5427)
Jul 26, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution states that Congress opposes any effort to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty.

The President may withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty, in accordance with its terms and pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, only if two-thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress.

The Senate Legal Counsel may represent the Senate in initiating or intervening in federal judicial proceedings to oppose U.S. withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty and to ensure that any such withdrawal is pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress.

What's happening now July 26, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5426-5427)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 17, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2018
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Aug 1, 2018
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 26, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 62: A joint resolution formalizing congressional opposition to any withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate the North Atlantic Treaty, and authorizing litigation to advance the Senate's constitutional authority.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-62/
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"S.J. Res. 62: A joint resolution formalizing congressional opposition to any withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate the North Atlantic Treaty, and authorizing litigation to advance the Senate's constitutional authority.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-62/.
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S.J. Res. 62, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-62/.
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[S.J. Res. 62: A joint resolution formalizing congressional opposition to any withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty, requiring the advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate the North Atlantic Treaty, and authorizing litigation to advance the Senate's constitutional authority.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-62/)
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