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New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: May 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019

This bill prohibits extending the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START treaty) or any successor agreement unless the agreement (1) includes and is signed by China, and (2) covers all Russian strategic and non-strategic nuclear forces.

(The New START treaty between the United States and Russia is set to expire in February 2021 but may be extended to February 2026.)

What's happening now May 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1433 Identical bill New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jun 21, 2019
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Banks, Jim
Indiana · May 14, 2019
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · May 14, 2019
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2707: New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2707/
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"H.R. 2707: New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2707/.
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H.R. 2707, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2707/.
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[H.R. 2707: New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2707/)
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