About the resolution
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, more commonly called NATO, is a 29-nation alliance including the U.S., Canada, and most countries of Europe.
Founded in 1949 not long after World War II, it was intended as a bulwark against wars or military conflicts between such powers in the future, and to present a unified front in the face of military aggression or annexation by other nations such as the USSR. It has essentially worked as advertised. Russia is not a member, just as the USSR was not.
On January 14, the New York Times revealed that President Trump had proposed withdrawing the U.S. from NATO several times throughout 2018, which the article termed “a move tantamount to destroying NATO.” Members may withdraw after a one-year notification period, which Trump ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This resolution was introduced on December 11, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
21 Cosponsors (14 Democrats, 6 Republicans, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Gardner’s Bill to Determine if Russia is a State Sponsor of Terrorism Passes Foreign Relations Committee”
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Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO, 2015-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 11, 2019
History
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Jan 17, 2019
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Introduced
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Dec 11, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Apr 15, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S.J.Res. 17. |
S.J.Res. 4 (116th) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.
A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.
Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number S.J.Res. 4. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This joint resolution was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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