US SB4604 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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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Title

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

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-09-16SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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