A resolution commending the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's adoption of regional plans and encouraging allies to align resources.
This resolution commends NATO's 2023 Vilnius Summit adoption of comprehensive regional defense plans and urges all NATO allies to align their defense spending with these plans, specifically maintaining or exceeding the 2% of GDP defense spending target. It supports allies meeting this target (with 11 members doing so as of 2023), encourages continued resource allocation for new equipment, and calls for swift ratification of Sweden's NATO membership. The resolution is a non-binding expression of support from the U.S. Senate, not a policy change affecting specific groups or requiring new funding.
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Introduced Dec 7, 2023
Last action Dec 7, 2023
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Dec 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5853-5854)
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Dec 7, 2023
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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
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Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
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Mike Rounds
RRepublican
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Pete Ricketts
RRepublican
Co
Thom Tillis
RRepublican
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