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Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

S.J.Res. 221 · Senate resolution International Affairs

A Democratic resolution with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/30/2026.

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 states that Congress does not favor the proposed agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreement was originally transmitted to Congress by the President on September 14, 2026. Senators Merkley and Markey introduced this resolution on October 15, 2026. The text acts as a measure of congressional disapproval pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. After introduction, the resolution was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.