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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7016

Introduced

No Funds for NATO Invasion Act

Sponsor
DWilliam R. Keating· Massachusetts
Introduced
January 12, 2026
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.January 12, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7016 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7016

To prohibit action to or the use of Federal funds to invade NATO 
countries and territories, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 12, 2026

Mr. Keating (for himself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Boyle of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. Titus, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Courtney, Ms. McBride, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Kamlager-
Dove, Ms. Norton, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bell, Mr. 
Panetta, Mr. Amo, Mr. Costa, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
Crow, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Stanton, and Mr. Bera) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit action to or the use of Federal funds to invade NATO 
countries and territories, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``No Funds for NATO Invasion Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INVASION OF NATO TERRITORY.

(a) Prohibition on Funding.--No Federal funds are authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the invasion of--
(1) a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization; or
(2) any territory to which Article 5 of the North Atlantic 
Treaty (commonly known as the ``Washington Treaty'') applies, 
including territory described in Article 6 of such treaty.
(b) Prohibition on Invasion.--No officer or employee of the United 
States may take any action to execute an invasion by the United States 
of a country or territory described in subsection (a).
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