S.Con.Res. 7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

S.Con.Res. 7: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1793-1794)

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1793-1794) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should not sign the Arms Trade Treaty, and that, if he transmits the Treaty with his signature to the Senate, the Senate should not ratify it; and (2) until the Treaty has been signed by the President, received the advice and consent of the Senate, and has been the subject of implementing legislation by Congress, no federal funds should be appropriated or authorized to implement the Treaty, or any similar agreement, or to conduct activities relevant to the Treaty, or any similar agreement.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Yea” vote

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Barrasso (R-WY), John Boozman (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Rand Paul (R-KY), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Thune (R-SD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Mike Lee (R-UT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113sconres7.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/sconres>

Record fed-us-cong113-sconres7 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113