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SRES 388 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Aviation and airports Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International law and treaties Russia

A resolution calling for the withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2019 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6305)
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This resolution calls for the United States to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, which allows participating countries to fly unarmed observation aircraft over each other's territory and places various limits and requirements on such flights. The resolution also states that the United States should declassify intelligence and assessments regarding Russian exploitation of the treaty.

What's happening now October 30, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6305)

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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Oct 30, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 388: A resolution calling for the withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-388/
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"S. Res. 388: A resolution calling for the withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-388/.
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S. Res. 388, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-388/.
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[S. Res. 388: A resolution calling for the withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-388/)
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