3.0.0 631 2023-01-11T13:31:48Z 2023-01-11T13:31:48Z House HRES 2016-03-01 114 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-03-01T15:00:45Z 2016-03-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2016-03-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1047-1048) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2016-03-01 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2016-03-01 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2016-03-01 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2016-03-01 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2016-03-01 True M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2016-03-01 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2016-03-01 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2016-03-01 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2016-03-01 True C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2016-03-01 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-03-01 True T000473 Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] Mark Takai D HI 1 2016-03-15 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2016-04-21 False L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2016-04-29 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2016-05-13 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2016-07-05 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2016-07-13 False International Affairs Asia China International law and treaties Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Pacific Ocean International Affairs 00 2016-03-01 Introduced in House 2016-06-24T19:37:40Z 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.

]]> 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. Display Title 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. 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. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hres631ih/xml/BILLS-114hres631ih.xml 2016-03-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.