S. 2239: Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-04 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2015

Plain summary

Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the National Security Agency, or any other U.S. agency or entity involved in intelligence activities for the purpose of, or in a manner which would have the effect of, supporting military or paramilitary operations in Syria. An exception is provided for funds obligated for non-lethal humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people provided directly by the U.S. government through nongovernmental organizations and contractors or foreign governments. The prohibition may only be nullified if a joint resolution approving assistance for military or paramilitary operations in Syria is enacted.

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Official text

Protecting Americans from the Proliferation of Weapons to Terrorists Act of 2015

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Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 2 cosponsors

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Mike Lee (R-UT), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2239.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2239 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114