HRES 631 · 114th Congress · International Affairs
Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2016-03-01)
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Affirms that it is in the U.S. national interest to become a formal signatory to the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea. Urges the Senate to give its advice and consent to the convention's ratification. Recommends the ratification remain a top Administration priority, having received bipartisan support from every President since 1994, and having most recently been underscored by the strategic challenges the United States faces in the Asia-Pacific region and more specifically in the South China Sea.…
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Cosponsors (17)
16 Democrats1 Republican