A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and the transformation of the United States-South Korea alliance into a mutually beneficial, global partnership.
Latest action · Jun 11, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2936-2937)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution reaffirms the critical importance of the alliance between the United States and South Korea. The resolution encourages coordination between the two countries in certain areas and emphasizes that the United States Forces Korea remains prepared to counter third-party aggression.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2020 to Jun 22, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 11, 2020 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jun 16, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jun 22, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jun 22, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jun 22, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 11, 2020Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2936-2937)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3294–S3296 | Cory Gardner R-CO | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Senate | Text printed S2936 | — | Jun 11, 2020 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48877 | U.S.-South Korea Alliance: Background and Issues for Congress | Report | Mar 5, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and the transformation of the United States-South Korea alliance into a mutually beneficial, global partnership.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Conflicts and wars
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- North Korea
- Nuclear weapons
- Rule of law and government transparency
- South Korea
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2020Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
