Overview
- HR 6508 would compel presidential notice of withdrawal under Article 13 within 30 days of enactment.
- The proposal prohibits U.S. contributions to NATO’s civil, military and Security Investment Program budgets.
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she will co-sponsor the House bill, and Sen. Mike Lee introduced a Senate companion earlier this year.
- Sponsors argue NATO is an outdated, costly alliance that risks drawing the U.S. into foreign wars.
- The legislation remains at an early stage, would need to clear House committees and the Senate under filibuster rules, and reporting says NATO lacks a formal contingency plan for a U.S. exit.