United StatesSenate Bill 2174S 2174
NATO Act
International Affairs
6 pages
- senate
- house
- president
Last progress June 25, 2025 (5 months ago)
Introduced on June 25, 2025 by Mike Lee
Sponsors
Last progress June 25, 2025 (5 months ago)
Introduced on June 25, 2025 by Mike Lee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
This proposal tells the President to start the process for the United States to leave NATO by sending the formal notice within 30 days after it becomes law. It also blocks any U.S. money from paying into NATO’s shared budgets, including its civil, military, and investment programs. The bill says this action meets an existing legal requirement for Congress to authorize a move like this. Lawmakers list reasons such as NATO’s eastward growth, many members not hitting the 2% defense spending goal, and the view that Europe can handle its own security without as much U.S. help, especially given Russia’s actions and concerns about NATO expansion . The measure directly orders the notice to withdraw and cuts off U.S. funding to NATO’s common budgets .
| Key point | What it means |
|---|---|
| Who is affected | The U.S. government’s role and spending in NATO; U.S. allies in NATO who receive U.S. support through shared budgets . |
| Main change | The President must send a formal notice to leave NATO; U.S. funds cannot go to NATO’s common budgets . |
| Timing | Notice must be sent within 30 days after this becomes law . |
| Rationale given | NATO expansion, uneven defense spending by members, and the belief that Europe can deter threats without as much U.S. involvement; this also fulfills a prior legal requirement for such a step . |