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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 41 

Requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress 

to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North 

Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2019 

Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. HURD of Texas, and Ms. 

STEFANIK) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Rules, 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 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

Requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act 

of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the 

United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. OPPOSITION OF CONGRESS TO SUSPENSION, 

2 TERMINATION, OR WITHDRAWAL FROM 

3 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY. 

4 The President may not suspend, terminate, or with5 draw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, 

6 done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and 

7 with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided two8 thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursuant to an 

9 Act of Congress. 

10 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS. 

11 No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may 

12 be used to support, directly or indirectly, any efforts on 

13 the part of any United States Government official to take 

14 steps to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United 

15 States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Wash16 ington, DC, April 4, 1949, until such time as the Senate 

17 passes, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of Senators, 

18 a resolution advising and consenting to the suspension, 

19 termination, or withdrawal of the United States from the 

20 treaty, or pursuant to an Act of Congress. 

21 SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF TREATY ACTION. 

22 The President shall notify the Committee on Foreign 

23 Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 

24 Affairs of the House of Representatives in writing of any 

25 effort to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United 

26 States from the North Atlantic Treaty, as soon as possible 


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1 but in no event later than 48 hours after any such action 

2 is taken. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF LEGAL COUNSEL TO REP4 RESENT CONGRESS. 

5 Both the Senate Legal Counsel and the General 

6 Counsel to the House of Representatives are authorized 

7 to independently or collectively represent Congress in initi8 ating or intervening in any judicial proceedings in any 

9 Federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of Con10 gress in order to oppose any effort to suspend, terminate, 

11 or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic 

12 Treaty in a manner inconsistent with this joint resolution. 

13 SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

14 Any legal counsel operating pursuant to section 4 

15 shall report as soon as practicable to the Committee on 

16 Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 

17 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with re18 spect to any judicial proceedings which the Senate Legal 

19 Counsel or the General Counsel to the House of Rep20 resentatives, as the case may be, initiates or in which it 

21 intervenes pursuant to this resolution. 

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