S. 4474 · 116th Congress
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the export of certain unmanned aircraft systems.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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MurphySponsor5 cosponsors · 2 D, 2 R, 1 I
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill limits the export of certain unmanned aircraft systems and related equipment.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 6, 2020
This bill limits the export of certain unmanned aircraft systems and related equipment.
Specifically, such systems and equipment may not be exported except to the government of (1) a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member country, (2) Australia, (3) Israel, (4) Japan, (5) New Zealand, or (6) South Korea.
This limitation shall apply to unmanned aircraft systems that (1) are described in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex, or (2) meet certain qualifications relating to flight range and payload capacity.
(The MTCR is a multilateral informal political understanding that addresses the proliferation of missile technologies.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the export of certain unmanned aircraft systems.
Latest action (Aug 6, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 6, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.