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A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related…

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A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2019 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
Dec 17, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Dec 11, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S295)
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution requires either the advice and consent of the Senate or an act of Congress before the President may suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty. No funds shall be authorized or appropriated to support any efforts to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from the treaty without the approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives by a two-thirds vote or an act of Congress.

The President shall notify Congress in writing of any effort to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from the treaty no later than 48 hours after such action.

This joint resolution also authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel of the House of Representatives to represent Congress in judicial proceedings related to actions that are inconsistent with this resolution.

What's happening now December 17, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 11 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 21, 2020
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 13, 2020
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 13, 2020
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 12, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 12, 2019
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 7, 2019
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 31, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 17, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 17, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 17, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 17, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 4: A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-4/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 4: A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-4/.
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S.J. Res. 4, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-4/.
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[S.J. Res. 4: A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SJRES-4/)
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