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.
Latest action · Mar 1, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 1, 2016
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2016 to Jul 13, 2016; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Mar 1, 2016 |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 21, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 13, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 13, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2016Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1047-1048)
- Mar 1, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1047 | Joe Courtney D-CT | Mar 1, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.A.S.C. No. 114-140 | SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION FORCES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA98 pages | Armed Services Committee | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Serial No. 114-242 | (Committee on Armed Services) and Serial No. 114-242 (Committee on Foreign Affairs) - SOUTH CHINA SEA MARITIME DISPUTES73 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee · Armed Services Committee | Jul 7, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2016Introduced in House
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