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<item congress="116" measure-type="hres" measure-number="349" measure-id="id116hres349" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-05-02" update-date="2021-02-11">
<title>Reaffirming the vital role of the United States-Japan alliance in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hres349v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-02-11">
<action-date>2020-11-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution reaffirms the vital role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace and stability and calls for further strengthening of ties. </p> <p>The resolution calls for the continued robust cooperation between the United States and Japan in the global fight against COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and supports the Japanese government's commitment to hosting the Olympic Games in 2021.</p> <p>Additionally, the resolution reaffirms the vital role of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue as a platform to facilitate further collaboration between the United States, Australia, India, and Japan on matters related to protecting freedom of navigation and promoting democratic values in the Indo-Pacific.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hres349v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-05-07">
<action-date>2019-05-02</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution reaffirms the vital role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in promoting peace and stability and calls for further strengthening of ties. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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