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119-sres-75119th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that member countries of NATO must commit at least 2 percent of their national gross domestic product to national defense spending to hold leadership or benefit at the expense of those countries who meet their obligations.

Sponsored By: Senator Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

Introduced

Summary

Require NATO members to meet a 2% of GDP defense-spending floor. This bill would link that floor to who can hold senior NATO posts and which countries can host major NATO meetings, as a nonbinding statement of Senate views.

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  • Citizens of NATO members that spend less than 2% of GDP would be barred from senior NATO leadership roles, including Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, Assistant Secretaries General, the NATO Spokesperson, and uniformed command posts at the two-star (OF-7) level or above.
  • Member countries that fail to meet the 2% floor would be barred from hosting major NATO meetings that bring substantial economic benefit and international recognition, such as the NATO Summit, NATO Parliamentary Assembly sessions, and similar ministerial-level events.
  • The resolution treats 2% as a minimum not a ceiling and notes 23 of 31 NATO members met the 2% target in 2024 and that since 2000 NATO lost almost $2.0 trillion in mutual defense spending capability because members missed the target.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

NC • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 2/12/2025

  • Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 2/19/2025

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 7/17/2025

  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 7/17/2025

Roll Call Votes

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