US Congress Senate Joint Resolution 4 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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.

Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
2019-12-17	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2019-12-11	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-01-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S295)

HJR41 (Same As) 2019-02-04 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/4/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sjres4/BILLS-116sjres4is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sjres4/BILLS-116sjres4rs.pdf