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Gabe Amo (D-RI)

NO NATO for Purchase Act

H.R. 7088 · House bill International Affairs

A Democratic bill with 35 Democratic cosponsors · See all 35 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 bill, titled the "No Outsourcing of National Assets to Treaty Organizations for Purchase Act," aims to restrict certain federal activities. It specifically prohibits any federal department or agency from taking action to purchase a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member country. Additionally, it prevents the expenditure of funds to purchase a NATO-protected territory as described in the North Atlantic Treaty of April 4, 1949.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for the purchase of NATO member countries or protected territories.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill uses federal authority to explicitly prohibit agencies from engaging in specific types of international acquisitions.

  • Scored -1

    Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?

    The bill restricts the federal government's ability to engage in territory or country purchases which could impact diplomatic relations with NATO members.