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A bill to prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on the proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3667| Senate 
| Updated: 11/28/2018
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (6)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2018 This bill restricts funding for the procurement or deployment of missiles banned by the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). Before such funding may be appropriated, the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that (1) confirms U.S. efforts to resolve Russia's violation of the INF Treaty, (2) identifies the ramifications of a collapse of the treaty and of a U.S. withdrawal from the agreement, and (3) addresses other related issues.
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Timeline
Nov 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Nov 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • November 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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AlliancesAppropriationsArms control and nonproliferationAsiaChinaCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightDefense spendingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeInternational law and treatiesMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNuclear weaponsRussia

A bill to prevent a nuclear arms race resulting from weakened international restrictions on the proliferation of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3667| Senate 
| Updated: 11/28/2018
Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2018 This bill restricts funding for the procurement or deployment of missiles banned by the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). Before such funding may be appropriated, the Department of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that (1) confirms U.S. efforts to resolve Russia's violation of the INF Treaty, (2) identifies the ramifications of a collapse of the treaty and of a U.S. withdrawal from the agreement, and (3) addresses other related issues.
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Timeline
Nov 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Nov 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • November 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (6)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlliancesAppropriationsArms control and nonproliferationAsiaChinaCongressional-executive branch relationsCongressional oversightDefense spendingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeInternational law and treatiesMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNuclear weaponsRussia