119 HR 283 IH: Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 283IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 9, 2025Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Collins, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Lawler, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Babin, and Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign AffairsA BILLTo authorize the President to enter into negotiations for the reacquisition of the Panama Canal from the Republic of Panama.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025.

2.

Authorization to negotiate

(a)

Authorization

The President, acting in coordination with the Secretary of State, is authorized to initiate and conduct negotiations with appropriate counterparts of the Government of the Republic of Panama to reacquire the Panama Canal.(b)

Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to Congress detailing the progress of the negotiations authorized by subsection (a), potential challenges, and anticipated outcomes.