A bill to establish as United States policy that, pending confirmation of the Russian Federation's continued compliance with New START, the United States should extend New START through 2026.
New START Policy Act of 2018 This bill states that unless the President determines and informs Congress that Russia is not in material compliance with New START, it is U.S. policy to extend New START from its initial termination date in February 2021 to February 2026, as allowed in the Treaty. (New START is the popular name of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011.)
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
International Affairs
Arms control and nonproliferationCongressional oversightInternational law and treatiesNuclear weaponsRussia
A bill to establish as United States policy that, pending confirmation of the Russian Federation's continued compliance with New START, the United States should extend New START through 2026.
USA115th CongressS-3169| Senate
| Updated: 6/28/2018
New START Policy Act of 2018 This bill states that unless the President determines and informs Congress that Russia is not in material compliance with New START, it is U.S. policy to extend New START from its initial termination date in February 2021 to February 2026, as allowed in the Treaty. (New START is the popular name of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011.)