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SAUDI WMD Act

USA117th CongressS-1146| Senate 
| Updated: 4/15/2021
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stopping Activities Underpinning Development In Weapons of Mass Destruction Act or the SAUDI WMD Act This bill establishes measures to inhibit the development of nuclear weapons by Saudi Arabia. Specifically, the bill restricts the sale of specified munitions items to Saudi Arabia if, in the last three fiscal years, Saudi Arabia has taken certain steps towards developing nuclear weapons. Further, the bill requires the President to submit to Congress a written determination detailing (1) whether any foreign person knowingly engaged in the trade of specified weapons subject to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with Saudia Arabia in the last three fiscal years, and (2) the sanctions the President has imposed or intends to impose against those persons. (The MTCR is an informal political understanding among states that seek to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology.) The bill also requires the Department of State and the Department of Energy to submit a report on MTCR compliance and a strategy to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and missiles in the Middle East.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4946
SAUDI WMD Act
Apr 14, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2506
Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4946
    SAUDI WMD Act


  • April 14, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2506
    Introduced in House


  • April 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2506: SAUDI WMD Act
AfricaArms control and nonproliferationAsiaChinaCongressional oversightInternational law and treatiesLicensing and registrationsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNuclear powerNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSanctionsSaudi ArabiaTrade restrictions

SAUDI WMD Act

USA117th CongressS-1146| Senate 
| Updated: 4/15/2021
Stopping Activities Underpinning Development In Weapons of Mass Destruction Act or the SAUDI WMD Act This bill establishes measures to inhibit the development of nuclear weapons by Saudi Arabia. Specifically, the bill restricts the sale of specified munitions items to Saudi Arabia if, in the last three fiscal years, Saudi Arabia has taken certain steps towards developing nuclear weapons. Further, the bill requires the President to submit to Congress a written determination detailing (1) whether any foreign person knowingly engaged in the trade of specified weapons subject to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with Saudia Arabia in the last three fiscal years, and (2) the sanctions the President has imposed or intends to impose against those persons. (The MTCR is an informal political understanding among states that seek to limit the proliferation of missiles and missile technology.) The bill also requires the Department of State and the Department of Energy to submit a report on MTCR compliance and a strategy to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and missiles in the Middle East.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4946
SAUDI WMD Act
Apr 14, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2506
Introduced in House
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 15, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4946
    SAUDI WMD Act


  • April 14, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2506
    Introduced in House


  • April 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2506: SAUDI WMD Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AfricaArms control and nonproliferationAsiaChinaCongressional oversightInternational law and treatiesLicensing and registrationsMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNuclear powerNuclear weaponsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSanctionsSaudi ArabiaTrade restrictions