No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4243 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4243 To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2026 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a joint resolution of approval for the entry into effect of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, 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 Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that the United States should not approve a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia until the Government of Saudi Arabia has renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its territory, as well as agreed to an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency. SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. It shall be the policy of the United States-- (1) to oppose, through the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the sale of nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, until the Government of Saudi Arabia has renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing on its territory as part of a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States; and (2) to seek modification of the guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group relating to the transfer of nuclear technology as applied with respect to Saudi Arabia, until Saudi Arabia has renounced en