Hastening Arms Limitations Talks Act of 2020 or the HALT Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to conduct an explosive nuclear weapons test that produces yield unless (1) the President details any change to the condition of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile from the previous year, and (2) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the test. Further, the bill declares it to be U.S. policy to lead international negotiations on specific arms-reduction measures.
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HALT Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-4045| Senate
| Updated: 6/23/2020
Hastening Arms Limitations Talks Act of 2020 or the HALT Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds to conduct an explosive nuclear weapons test that produces yield unless (1) the President details any change to the condition of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile from the previous year, and (2) Congress enacts a joint resolution approving the test. Further, the bill declares it to be U.S. policy to lead international negotiations on specific arms-reduction measures.
Arms control and nonproliferationAsiaComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDefense spendingDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadInternational law and treatiesMilitary command and structureMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsRussiaUnited Nations