[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 608 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 608

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic 
 of India should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
                                Council.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2019

 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Watson 
Coleman, Ms. Meng, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. Bera) 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 Republic 
 of India should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security 
                                Council.

Whereas there are currently five permanent members of the United Nations 
        Security Council;
Whereas the Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world 
        with almost 1.35 billion citizens and it will likely become the most 
        populous country in the near future;
Whereas India is the world's largest democracy;
Whereas India has the third largest standing army in the world, the largest 
        volunteer army in the world, and has demonstrated a strong commitment to 
        promoting regional and global peace by providing tens of thousands of 
        troops to United Nations-mandated peacekeeping missions;
Whereas India has been elected seven times as a non-permanent member of the 
        United Nations Security Council, and, in 2010, a majority of the United 
        Nations General Assembly elected India to be the Asian representative to 
        the United Nations Security Council; and
Whereas the United States-India relationship is an essential partnership 
        supporting global economic and strategic policies: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the Republic of India's inclusion as a 
        permanent member of the United Nations Security Council; and
            (2) urges the Administration to work with members of the 
        United Nations to effect India's entry as a permanent member of 
        the United Nations Security Council.
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