[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 638 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 638

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend 
Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to establish India as a 
        permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2007

Mr. Bilirakis submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions necessary to amend 
Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to establish India as a 
        permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Whereas the United Nations Security Council is charged with maintaining peace 
        and security among the nations of the world;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council currently has five permanent 
        members;
Whereas the Republic of India achieved its independence from the British Empire 
        on August 15, 1947, and has since that time maintained a democratic 
        system of government;
Whereas India is the largest democratic country in the world in which all 
        political views are freely expressed and respected;
Whereas India is the world's second most populous country, with over one billion 
        citizens residing within its borders;
Whereas India is one of the largest contributors of troops to United Nations-
        mandated peacekeeping missions; and
Whereas the people of India have demonstrated a strong commitment to promote the 
        peaceful development of the South Asian region and to global peace: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the United Nations should forthwith take the procedural actions 
necessary to amend Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations to 
establish India as a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
Council.
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