S 4604
116th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
International law and treaties
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons
Sanctions
SUSPEND Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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