A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pursuant to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

Core Policy Mechanism Top 1

Congressional Disapproval of U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal

Blocks a proposed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia by expressing Congress's formal disapproval, preventing the deal from taking effect.

• Population Scope Low Directly affects a narrow set of government agencies, nuclear industry firms, and the Saudi government involved in this specific bilateral agreement — well under 10% of the U.S. population.
• Budgetary Magnitude Low No funds are authorized, appropriated, or obligated by this resolution.
• Legal / Regulatory Depth Low Blocks a single discrete executive agreement from taking effect by invoking an existing statutory disapproval mechanism, leaving no new mandate, prohibition, or enforceable entitlement in the underlying law.
• Degree of Discretion Granted Low The resolution is a binary disapproval act with no delegated authority, rulemaking scope, or agency discretion conferred.
• Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Blocking the agreement requires no new enforcement infrastructure, compliance obligations, or penalty mechanisms.
• Temporal Commitment High Permanently bars this specific agreement from taking effect with no expiry date or reauthorization requirement, persisting indefinitely unless Congress affirmatively acts.