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Gregory Meeks (D-NY)

Disapproving the proposed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia submitted to the Congress on September 14, 2026.

H.J.Res. 217 · House resolution International Affairs

A Democratic resolution with 15 Democratic cosponsors · See all 15 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives on September 16, 2026. The legislation focuses on a proposed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia. This agreement was originally submitted to Congress on September 14, 2026. The text simply states that Congress disapproves of this proposed agreement. The submission was made pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.