introduced HR 6508, the NATO Act, to remove the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Withdraw the United States from NATO.
Occurrences
introduced HR 6508, the NATO Act, to remove the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Rep. Massie introduced HR 6508, the NATO Act, to remove the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Evidence
The article reported that Thomas Massie introduced a proposal for the United States to leave NATO and argued the alliance was a Cold War relic.
The article said Congress passed a 2023 law requiring either two-thirds Senate approval or a new act of Congress before the United States can suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw from NATO.
AP reported that U.S. troops remained in Europe while Pentagon decisions on troop levels and rotations were still unsettled, with NATO allies watching the changes closely.
Congress.gov shows Rep. Thomas Massie introduced H.R.6508, the NATO Act, on December 9, 2025. The bill would require the President to give notice of denunciation of the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of withdrawing the United States from NATO.
Congress.gov lists H.R.6508's latest action as referral to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on December 9, 2025, and the bill status as Introduced. The actions list shows only introduction and committee referral.
NATO's official member-countries page says that at present NATO has 32 member countries and lists the United States as a member since 1949.
Congress.gov shows H.R.2670 became Public Law No. 118-31 on December 22, 2023, and has the status Became Law.
Section 1250A states that the President shall not suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty except with two-thirds Senate concurrence or pursuant to an Act of Congress, and bars funds for such a withdrawal absent that approval.
Article 13 provides that a party may cease to be a party one year after notice of denunciation has been given to the Government of the United States, which informs the other parties.
Assessments
The promised outcome was U.S. withdrawal from NATO. The evidence shows the United States remained a NATO member, NATO withdrawal still required Senate supermajority approval or an Act of Congress, and Massie's H.R.6508 had only been introduced and referred to committee without becoming law. Massie did make a concrete legislative attempt by introducing a bill to require NATO withdrawal, but the promised withdrawal was not delivered.
Massie appears to have made a concrete legislative effort by introducing a proposal for the United States to leave NATO, which shows serious pursuit of the promise. But the outcome itself was not achieved: the United States remained in NATO and maintained its military posture in Europe during the review period, and federal law enacted in 2023 made withdrawal harder by requiring either two-thirds Senate approval or a new act of Congress. Because there was a real attempt but no completed withdrawal, this is best scored as never, with an effort badge.