New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
- 2019-05-14Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
- 2019-05-14Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
- 2019-05-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-14 (00)
New START Treaty Improvement Act of 2019
This bill prohibits extending the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START treaty) or any successor agreement unless the agreement (1) includes and is signed by China, and (2) covers all Russian strategic and non-strategic nuclear forces.
(The New START treaty between the United States and Russia is set to expire in February 2021 but may be extended to February 2026.)
Cosponsors (6)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Michael Waltz (R-FL)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Subjects
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- China
- International law and treaties
- Nuclear weapons
- Russia
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