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<item congress="116" measure-type="sres" measure-number="123" measure-id="id116sres123" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-03-27" update-date="2020-03-04">
<title>A resolution supporting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and recognizing its 70 years of accomplishments.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116sres123v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-03-04">
<action-date>2019-04-04</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution lauds the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for its contributions to the safety, security, and democratic systems of its member states, and reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO's mission. It also calls on NATO members to fulfill their pledges to fully share the security burden by increasing their defense spending, and expresses the Senate's readiness to consider North Macedonia's application to join NATO. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116sres123v25" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-04-29">
<action-date>2019-03-27</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution lauds the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for its contributions to the safety, security, and democratic systems of its member states, and reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO's mission. It also calls on NATO members to fulfill their pledges to fully share the security burden by increasing their defense spending, and expresses the Senate's readiness to consider North Macedonia's application to join NATO. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116sres123v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2019-04-10">
<action-date>2019-03-27</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution lauds the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for its contributions to the safety, security, and democratic systems of its member states, and reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO's mission. It also calls on NATO members to fulfill their pledges to fully share the security burden by increasing their defense spending, and expresses the Senate's readiness to consider North Macedonia's application to join NATO. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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