United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 23 (113th)
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.
Introduced
13 March 2013
Last action
13 March 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Mike Kelly, Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Sam Graves, H. Griffith, Jeff Duncan, Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Tom Marino, John Carter, Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1], Randy Hultgren, Vicky Hartzler, Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Doug Lamborn, Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], Glenn Thompson, Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], WALTER JONES, JOHN DUNCAN, DON YOUNG, Rob Bishop, Paul Gosar, Tom Reed, Lou Barletta, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Robert Pittenger, Pete Olson, Adrian Smith, Bill Huizenga, Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], JOE BARTON, Steve Stivers, Bill Johnson, Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Mike Pompeo, David Schweikert, K. Conaway, Michael Burgess, Charles Fleischmann, Randy Weber, Mike Rogers, Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1], Andy Harris, Markwayne Mullin, Kevin Yoder, David Roe, Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Trent Franks, PATRICK TIBERI
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 December 2025
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.
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Timeline
13 March 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 March 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 March 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 March 2013
Sponsors
- Mike Kelly · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Sam Graves · R · Sponsor
- H. Griffith · R · Sponsor
- Jeff Duncan · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Tom Marino · R · Sponsor
- John Carter · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Sponsor
- Randy Hultgren · R · Sponsor
- Vicky Hartzler · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Sponsor
- Doug Lamborn · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] · D · Sponsor
- Glenn Thompson · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Sponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
- JOHN DUNCAN · R · Sponsor
- DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
- Rob Bishop · R · Sponsor
- Paul Gosar · R · Sponsor
- Tom Reed · R · Sponsor
- Lou Barletta · R · Sponsor
- Blaine Luetkemeyer · R · Sponsor
- Robert Pittenger · R · Sponsor
- Pete Olson · R · Sponsor
- Adrian Smith · R · Sponsor
- Bill Huizenga · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- JOE BARTON · R · Sponsor
- Steve Stivers · R · Sponsor
- Bill Johnson · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Mike Pompeo · R · Sponsor
- David Schweikert · R · Sponsor
- K. Conaway · R · Sponsor
- Michael Burgess · R · Sponsor
- Charles Fleischmann · R · Sponsor
- Randy Weber · R · Sponsor
- Mike Rogers · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] · R · Sponsor
- Andy Harris · R · Sponsor
- Markwayne Mullin · R · Sponsor
- Kevin Yoder · R · Sponsor
- David Roe · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Sponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Sponsor
- PATRICK TIBERI · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/23
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hconres/23
- us · 113-hconres-23 · source updated 3 December 2025