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.

Bill: 116-hjres-41
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-04
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances

Appropriations

Civil actions and liability

Collective security

Congressional oversight

Europe

International law and treaties

Judicial review and appeals

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-04
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution requires either the advice and consent of the Senate or an act of Congress before the President may suspend, or withdraw the United States from, the North Atlantic Treaty. No funds shall be authorized or appropriated to support any efforts to withdraw from the treaty without the Senate's approval by a two-thirds vote or an act of Congress. </p> <p>The President shall notify Congress in writing of any effort to suspend or withdraw from the treaty no later than 48 hours after such action.</p> <p>This joint resolution also authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel of the House of Representatives to represent Congress in judicial proceedings related to actions that are inconsistent with this resolution. <br /></p>

tv_txt: IA 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 41 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. Opposition of Congress to suspension, termination, or withdrawal from North Atlantic Treaty The President may not suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, except by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur, or pursuant to an Act of Congress. 2. Limitation on the use of funds No funds authorized or appropriated by any Act may be used to support, directly or indirectly, any efforts on the part of any United States Government official to take steps to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington, DC, April 4, 1949, until such time as the Senate passes, by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of Senators, a resolution advising and consenting to the suspension, termination, or withdrawal of the United States from the treaty, or pursuant to an Act of Congress. 3. Notification of treaty action The President shall notify the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in writing of any effort to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty, as soon as possible but in no event later than 48 hours after any such action is taken. 4. Authorization of Legal Counsel to represent Congress Both the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel to the House of Representatives are authorized to independently or collectively represent Congress in initiating or intervening in any judicial proceedings in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of Congress in order to oppose any effort to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty in a manner inconsistent with this joint resolution. 5. Reporting requirement Any legal counsel operating pursuant to section 4 shall report as soon as practicable to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with respect to any judicial proceedings which the Senate Legal Counsel or the General Counsel to the House of Representatives, as the case may be, initiates or in which it intervenes pursuant to this resolution.