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    <item congress="118" measure-type="sres" measure-number="626" measure-id="id118sres626" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2024-04-08" update-date="2025-01-03">
        <title>A resolution recognizing the importance of the United States-Japan alliance and welcoming the visit of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the United States.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118sres626v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2025-01-03">
            <action-date>2024-04-08</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This resolution welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to the United States. &nbsp;</p><p>The resolution also (1) reaffirms the strong and long-standing partnership between the governments of the United States and Japan, (2) supports efforts to build a more capable and modernized alliance to address regional and global security challenges, and (3) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan under Article V of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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