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<title>Solemnly reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's principle of collective defense as enumerated in Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.</title>
<summary summary-id="id115hres397v81" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2017-07-07">
<action-date>2017-06-27</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) principle of collective defense. </p> <p> Supports the decision at the NATO Wales Summit in 2014 that each member would spend at least 2% of its gross domestic product on defense by 2024. </p> <p>Condemns any threat to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, freedom, and democracy of any NATO ally.</p> <p> Welcomes the Republic of Montenegro as the 29th NATO member. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id115hres397v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2017-07-07">
<action-date>2017-06-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) principle of collective defense. </p> <p> Supports the decision at the NATO Wales Summit in 2014 that each member would spend at least 2% of its gross domestic product on defense by 2024. </p> <p>Condemns any threat to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, freedom, and democracy of any NATO ally.</p> <p> Welcomes the Republic of Montenegro as the 29th NATO member. </p>]]></summary-text>
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