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S. 4604 116th Congress Senate

SUSPEND Act

Official title: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons in the defense sectors of nuclear weapons states that are not fulfilling their ob… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain persons in the defense sectors of nuclear weapons states that are not fulfilling their obligations under article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2020 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferationCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementForeign and international corporations
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 16, 2020
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 Latest action September 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Strongly and Unambiguously Sanctioning Proliferators Exploiting Nuclear Diplomacy Act of 2020 or the SUSPEND Act

This bill establishes reporting and sanctions requirements related to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to report on whether parties to the NPT are fulfilling their responsibility to pursue negotiations in good faith relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race and to nuclear disarmament. Further, it requires the President, on the basis of this report, to impose sanctions against certain parties that are not meeting this responsibility.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4604: SUSPEND Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4604/
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"S. 4604: SUSPEND Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4604/.
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S. 4604, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4604/.
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