Bipartisan Bill would block USA to quit NATO

Bipartisan Group of senators has introduced the bill to block USA withdrawal from NATO without Senate approval since USA President Donald Trump polarising performance at NATO summit in Brussels

Introduction :-

• A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the bill on Thursday to explicitly prohibit the president of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval as, President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the trans-Atlantic alliance.
• A separate House bill would prohibit funds from being used to withdraw the U.S. from NATO.
• Earlier this month, the Senate passed legislative language to reaffirm support of NATO that passed the Senate, 92-2. 

Reasons to introduce the bill :-

• The bills are the latest moves by Congress to reaffirm support for NATO in the wake of Trump’s polarizing performance at a NATO summit in Brussels, where he pressed allies over burden-sharing, and following a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, where he seemed to side with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment Russia meddled in U.S. elections.
• While Trump has not publicly threatened to withdraw from NATO, his comments have stoked fears among allies. 
• Beyond criticism of burden-sharing, he appeared to question Article 5, the alliance’s mutual-defense clause

What happens if the Senate bill will be passed ?

• If The Senate bill gets passed, would require the president to seek the advice and consent of the Senate to modify or terminate U.S. membership in NATO
• It formalises the Senate’s opposition to withdrawing from the treaty. 
• If the president attempts to withdraw from NATO without Senate approval, this bill also authorizes the Senate legal counsel to challenge the administration in court.

According to Constitution :-

• Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution declares that the President “shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.”
  “Just as it was required to join NATO, Senate approval should be required before this President — or any U.S. President — can withdraw,” according to a statement by Kaine, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees.