Title: A resolution concurring with the decision to withdraw the United States from the INF Treaty, and for other purposes.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution supports the decision to withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
(The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is an arms control treaty between the United States and Russia that bans the possession of certain missiles in both countries.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 298 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 298

Concurring with the decision to withdraw the United States from the INF 
                    Treaty, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2019

Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
  Johnson, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
  Sullivan, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. 
 Cornyn) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Concurring with the decision to withdraw the United States from the INF 
                    Treaty, and for other purposes.

Whereas, since 2014, the United States Government has found the Russian 
        Federation to be in violation of the limitations in 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, together with the Memorandum of Understanding and Two 
        Protocols, signed at Washington December 8, 1987, and entered into force 
        June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as the ``INF Treaty'');
Whereas, per Article XV of the INF Treaty, ``Each Party shall, in exercising its 
        national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty if it 
        decides that extraordinary events related to the subject matter of this 
        Treaty have jeopardized its supreme interests. It shall give notice of 
        its decision to withdraw to the other Party six months prior to 
        withdrawal from this Treaty.'';
Whereas, on February 2, 2019, the United States notified the Russian Federation 
        of its intent to withdraw from the INF Treaty;
Whereas the period of six month notice, required by Article XV of the INF 
        Treaty, will close on August 2, 2019; and
Whereas, during the six month notice period, the Russian Federation made no 
        attempt to return to compliance with the terms of the INF Treaty: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) in accordance with all powers delegated and implied to 
        Congress, concurs with the decision to withdraw the United 
        States from the INF Treaty; and
            (2) declares that--
                    (A) the United States is freed and exonerated from 
                the stipulations of the INF Treaty; and
                    (B) the treaty shall not be regarded as legally 
                obligatory on the Government or citizens of the United 
                States.
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