HALT Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/11/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-11Referred 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.
- 2021-06-11Referred 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.
- 2021-06-11Introduced in House
- 2021-06-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-11 (00)
Hastening Arms Limitations Talks Act of 2021 or the HALT Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to conduct an explosive nuclear weapons test that produces yield unless (1) the President details any change to the condition of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile from the previous year, and (2) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the test.
Further, the bill declares it to be U.S. policy to lead international negotiations on specific arms-reduction measures.
Cosponsors (3)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
Subjects
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- International law and treaties
- Military command and structure
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- North Korea
- Nuclear weapons
- Russia
- United Nations
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