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SAVE Act

USA116th CongressS-1285| Senate 
| Updated: 5/2/2019
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Save Arms control and Verification Efforts Act of 2019 or SAVE Act This bill requires reports related to extension of the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START Treaty) and prohibits increases in the number of certain U.S. weapons should the treaty lapse. The following reports to Congress shall be required if the parties to the treaty do not finalize a treaty extension: separate reports from the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State justifying why the treaty has not been extended and certifying that it is in national security interests to not extend; and an assessment by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of why the treaty has not been extended, including a certification that the United States will not lose intelligence into Russia's nuclear program. The bill also requires reports to Congress on the effect of a treaty lapse on U.S. intelligence-collection capabilities, the structure of the Armed Forces, U.S. nuclear weapons programs, and foreign relations. The President shall report to Congress on the progress of treaty-related discussions with Russia and a strategy for future strategic arms control agreements with Russia. The bill prohibits increasing the number of various U.S. weapons (such as deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles) above specified thresholds if the treaty lapses or if the President takes certain actions to withdraw from or suspend the treaty, unless the President certifies that Russia has made certain militarily significant increases to its weapons stockpiles.
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Timeline
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6769
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • May 2, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • September 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6769
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

International Affairs

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SAVE Act

USA116th CongressS-1285| Senate 
| Updated: 5/2/2019
Save Arms control and Verification Efforts Act of 2019 or SAVE Act This bill requires reports related to extension of the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START Treaty) and prohibits increases in the number of certain U.S. weapons should the treaty lapse. The following reports to Congress shall be required if the parties to the treaty do not finalize a treaty extension: separate reports from the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State justifying why the treaty has not been extended and certifying that it is in national security interests to not extend; and an assessment by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of why the treaty has not been extended, including a certification that the United States will not lose intelligence into Russia's nuclear program. The bill also requires reports to Congress on the effect of a treaty lapse on U.S. intelligence-collection capabilities, the structure of the Armed Forces, U.S. nuclear weapons programs, and foreign relations. The President shall report to Congress on the progress of treaty-related discussions with Russia and a strategy for future strategic arms control agreements with Russia. The bill prohibits increasing the number of various U.S. weapons (such as deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles) above specified thresholds if the treaty lapses or if the President takes certain actions to withdraw from or suspend the treaty, unless the President certifies that Russia has made certain militarily significant increases to its weapons stockpiles.
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Timeline
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 30, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-6769
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  • May 2, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 2, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • September 30, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-6769
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlliancesArms control and nonproliferationAsiaChinaCongressional oversightDefense spendingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaUnited Nations