S3624-119

In Committee

NATO UP Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The unified strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is critical to the national security and foreign, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used, and expands a appropriation provision: 4. Limitation on use of Department of State funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of State may be used to develop. It relies on appropriations. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The unified strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is critical to the national security and foreign...
  • Expands a appropriation provision: 3. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used...
  • Expands a appropriation provision: 4. Limitation on use of Department of State funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of State may be used to develop...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The unified strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is critical to the national security and foreign, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used, and expands a appropriation provision: 4. Limitation on use of Department of State funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of State may be used to develop.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The unified strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is critical to the national security and foreign, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used, and expands a appropriation provision: 4. Limitation on use of Department of State funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of State may be used to develop.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 13, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 13, 2026

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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