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<item congress="116" measure-type="sres" measure-number="284" measure-id="id116sres284" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2019-07-25" update-date="2020-03-16">
<title>A resolution 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.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116sres284v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-03-16">
<action-date>2019-07-25</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 8pt">This resolution expresses support for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as a priority for the United States and urges the U.S. Senate to consent to its ratification. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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