To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (H.R.533)
ORIGINAL SPONSOR: Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Michael McCaul (R-TX)
PURPOSE: Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: January 26, 2023
SPONSORS: House
To amend the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (S.138)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Todd Young (R-IN)
PURPOSE: Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: January 30, 2023
COSPONSORS: None
Embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (H. Res. 77)
ORIGINAL SPONSOR: Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
PURPOSE: Embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: January 31, 2023
COSPONSORS: House
Repeal of 2002 AUMF (S.316)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN)
PURPOSE: Repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: Feb. 9, 2023
COSPONSORS: 21 Senate
Repeal of 2002 AUMF (H.R. 932)
ORIGINAL SPONSOR: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13)
PURPOSE: To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: Feb. 9, 2023
COSPONSORS: House
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People Over Pentagon Act
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI)
PURPOSE:To reduce by $100 billion the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: Feb. 21, 2023
COSPONSORS: House
Compact Impact Fairness Act (S. 792, H.R. 1571)
ORIGINAL SPONSORs: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Rep. Ed Case (D-HI), and Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR)
PURPOSE: To restore access to federal benefits for Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau citizens living in the U.S.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 14, 2023
COSPONSORS: Senate
COSPONSORS: House
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Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia (H.J. Res. 15)
ORIGINAL SPONSOR(S): Rep. Gregory W.Meeks [D-NY-5]
PURPOSE: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles and services.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: January 15, 2021
CO-SPONSORS: House
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act (S.1148; H.R. 669)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA); Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-33)
PURPOSE: To prohibit U.S. President from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: Feb. 1, 2021 in the house; April 15, 2021 in the Senate
Iran Diplomacy Act (S.434)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA)
PURPOSE: To seek a diplomatic resolution to Iran’s nuclear program.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: Feb. 24, 2021
COSPONSORS: Senate
Repeal of Authorizations to Use Military Force (S.J. Res. 10)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
PURPOSE: A joint resolution to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq, and for other purposes.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 3, 2021
COSPONSORS: Senate
Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Ban Act (S.595; H.R. 1554)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT)
PURPOSE: To prohibit the use of funds for the research and development, production or deployment of the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and its associated nuclear warhead.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 3, 2021
Health Care for Veterans Exposed to Radiation on Enewetak Atoll (H.R. 1585; S.565)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY); Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
PURPOSE: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 3, 2021
War Powers Amendments (HJ.Res.29)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
PURPOSE: To require the president to seek congressional authorization before sending American military forces into hostilities.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 8, 2021
COSPONSORS: House
Embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act (H.R. 1504) (S.690)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI); Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA)
PURPOSE: To expedite the provision of humanitarian assistance, including life-saving medical care, to the people of North Korea.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 2 and 10, 2021
Investing in Vaccines Before Missiles (ICBM) Act (S.982) (H.R. 2227)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA); Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
PURPOSE: A bill to extend the life of the Minuteman III and redirect savings from the development of the new ground-based strategic deterrent program toward the development of a universal coronavirus vaccine.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 25, 2021
Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021 (S.1025; H.R.2257)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA); Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9)
PURPOSE: A bill to establish a presumption of occupational disease for certain employees at the Department of Energy, to refine the definition of compensable illnesses, to establish a research program, and for other purposes.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 25, 2021
No First Use Act (S.1219; H.R.2603)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9)
PURPOSE: To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: April 15, 2021
Stopping Activities Underpinning Development in Weapons of Mass Destruction (SAUDI WMD) Act (S.1146; H.R.2506)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-33)
PURPOSE: To counter Saudi Arabia’s possible pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: April 15, 2021
The HALT Act (S.2019, H.R.3837)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA)
PURPOSE: A bill to reduce and eliminate threats posed by nuclear weapons to the U.S.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: June 10 and 11, 2021
Investing in Commonsense Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) Act of 2021 (H.R. 4260)
ORIGINAL SPONSOR: Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Don Beyer (D-VA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), and Bill Foster (D-IL).
PURPOSE: Pause the development of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program until 2031 and extend the service life of the Minuteman III missiles to 2040
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: June 30, 2021
COSPONSORS: House
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2021(H.R.4272)
ORIGINAL SPONSOR: Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
PURPOSE: To ensure that the Department of Defense achieves a clean audit opinion on its financial statements
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: June 30, 2021
COSPONSORS: House
Repeal the 25% cap on U.S. contributions to U.N. peacekeeping operations (H.R.4420)
ORIGINAL SPONSOR: Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
PURPOSE: To ensure the United States pays its share for U.N. Peacekeeping missions, to bolster U.S. credibility and influence at the UN, and to boost efforts to strengthen and reform peacekeeping operations
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: July 13, 2021
COSPONSORS: House
Foreign Policy for the 21st Century Resolution (H. Res. 877)
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Rep. Primila Jayapal (D-CA) and Barbara Lee (D-CA)
PURPOSE: Calls for United States foreign policy to focus on diplomacy, conflict resolution, global cooperation, accountability, and non-military tools of statecraft.
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: January 19, 2022
COSPONSORS: House
Recognizing the legacy of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands (H. J. RES. 73)
PURPOSE: Formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Reps. Katie Porterc(D-CA), Judy CHu (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]*
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 1, 2022
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Cost of War Act of 2022
PURPOSE: Promote greater transparency and accountability concerning the financial burden imposed on taxpayers by U.S. military operations since Sept. 18, 2001.
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Reps. Nikema Williams (D-GA), Peter Meijer (R-MI), Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: March 17, 2022
COSPONSORS: House
Support International Criminal Investigations for Ukraine Act (H.R.7583)
PURPOSE: Repeal a ban that prohibits the U.S. from funding the court while encouraging the U.S. to assist the ICC’s investigation into alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine and making the U.S. a member.
ORIGINAL SPONSORS: Reps. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA)
DATE OF INTRODUCTION: April 25, 2022
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