US SB4016 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 4016 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the President to take certain actions before reducing the overall presence of the Armed Forces in Europe, such as by withdrawing Armed Forces or Department of Defense personnel or closing a U.S. military base in Europe. The bill also contains other related provisions. Generally, no later than 180 days before taking an action to reduce the U.S. presence in Europe, the President shall report to Congress (1) a justification for the action, (2) the scope and description of the reduction, (3) an explanation of the action's national security benefit, and (4) a plan to offset the reduction in conventional deterrence against Russian aggression stemming from the action. This requirement shall not apply if (1) a country hosting the U.S. forces requests the reduction in writing, or (2) Congress passes a joint resolution or act expressly authorizing the reduction. The President shall report to Congress a detailed account of the decisionmaking process behind the decision to withdraw Armed Forces members from Germany that was announced on June 15, 2020.

Title

Maintaining United States National Security Interests in Europe Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Same As/Similar To

HB7246 (Related) 2020-06-18 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.