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Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021

Introduced: March 22, 2021 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 10, 2021
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Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress on the contributions of allies to the common defense.

Specifically, DOD must report on (1) the defense spending and military activities of certain countries with cooperative defense agreements with the United States, (2) whether a country places limits on the use of funds contributed to the common defense, and (3) any U.S. actions to minimize such limitations.

The report shall cover each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state, each Gulf Cooperation Council member state, each country party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), and other specified countries.

What's happening now March 10, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1743 Identical bill Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 22, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 10, 2021
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Mar 10, 2021
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 10, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 10, 2021
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 677: Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-677/
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"S. 677: Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-677/.
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S. 677, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-677/.
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