[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 231 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 231

  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Panama Canal and the 
Panama Canal Zone should be considered to be the sovereign territory of 
                           the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 1999

   Mr. Paul submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Panama Canal and the 
Panama Canal Zone should be considered to be the sovereign territory of 
                           the United States.

Whereas the ratification process and subsequent legality of the 1977 treaty 
        between the United States and the Republic of Panama relating to the 
        transfer of the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Zone has been called 
        into question;
Whereas the Panama Canal was built with United States money at a cost of 
        approximately $430 million, and another $450 million is spent annually 
        on maintenance and operations; and
Whereas more than 5,000 lives were lost during the American era of construction 
        of the Panama Canal: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the Panama Canal is and ought 
to remain U.S. property, and the Panama Canal Zone should be considered 
to be the sovereign territory of the United States.
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