Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/28/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-28Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2019-02-28Introduced in House
- 2019-02-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-28 (00)
Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019
This bill imposes requirements that must be fulfilled before a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia may come into effect.
Before such an agreement may come into effect (1) the President must report to Congress on various topics, including whether Saudi Arabia has been transparent in its investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and (2) Congress must enact a joint resolution stating approval of the agreement.
Cosponsors (14)
- Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- David Trone (D-MD)
Subjects
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Human rights
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Middle East
- News media and reporting
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear weapons
- Protest and dissent
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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