[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 18, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3475-S3476]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 291--CELEBRATING THE JUNE 2025 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
  ORGANIZATION SUMMIT IN THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS, AND REAFFIRMING 
 PRIORITIES PERTAINING TO TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY AND OUR COMMITMENT TO 
                                  NATO

  Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Tillis) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 291

       Whereas the June 2025 NATO Summit (also known as the 
     ``Hague Summit''), which will take place on June 24th and 
     25th, 2025 in the Hague, the Netherlands, will convene all 32 
     NATO Allies and many NATO Partners, including Ukraine and the 
     Indo-Pacific nations of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and 
     the Republic of Korea;
       Whereas the Hague Summit will take place during the fourth 
     year of the Russian Federation's unprovoked, illegal, full-
     scale war against Ukraine;
       Whereas, following calls from the United States Government 
     to increase defense spending among European Allies, the Hague 
     Summit is expected to revise NATO Allies' defense spending 
     pledge from 2 percent of each country's gross domestic 
     product that was agreed to through the 2014 Wales Summit 
     Declaration, to a reported target of 5 percent of each 
     country's gross domestic product, which includes a commitment 
     to spend 1.5 percent of each country's gross domestic product 
     on investments in defense-related infrastructure and 
     capabilities;
       Whereas Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty, done at 
     Washington April 4, 1949--
       (1) establishes NATO's open-door policy; and
       (2) permits the admission of any European country whose 
     government is willing and able to contribute to the security 
     of the North Atlantic area and assume the requirements and 
     responsibilities of membership;
       Whereas NATO continues to provide critical leadership to 
     maintain stability in the Western Balkans, particularly 
     through the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and NATO Headquarters 
     Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which closely coordinates 
     with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Operation 
     Althea, the European Union force that is responsible for 
     overseeing the implementation of the General Framework 
     Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina (also known as the 
     ``Dayton Agreement'' or the ``Dayton Accords''), done at 
     Dayton November 21, 1995;
       Whereas each NATO communique since the Russian Federation's 
     full-scale invasion of Ukraine has acknowledged Russia as a 
     significant and direct threat to NATO Allies;
       Whereas the Russian Federation, in addition to continuing 
     its campaign of aggression and violence against the people of 
     Ukraine, has conducted hybrid warfare against NATO Allies, 
     including by weaponizing its energy exports, destroying 
     undersea cables, and perpetrating cyberattacks;
       Whereas the Hague Summit will invite Ukrainian President 
     Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss NATO's continued support for 
     Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression.
       Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) reaffirms the enduring bipartisan commitment of the 
     United States Senate to the North Atlantic Treaty and the 
     United States' obligations to NATO's collective defense under 
     Article 5 of the Treaty;
       (2)(A) welcomes increased defense spending by NATO Allies;
       (B) recognizes that 23 NATO Allies have met their Wales 
     Summit pledge to spend at least 2 percent of their gross 
     domestic product on defense; and
       (C) encourages the remaining NATO Allies to accelerate 
     efforts to meet such target;
       (3) welcomes the ambition of the Hague Summit to increase 
     the defense and defense-related spending target to 5 percent 
     of gross domestic product and encourages the United States 
     Government to meet this benchmark;
       (4) continues to support the open-door policy permitting 
     any European nation to consider pursuing NATO membership;
       (5)(A) acknowledges NATO's role in promoting peace and 
     stability in the Western Balkans; and
       (B) encourages NATO to sustain a robust focus on this 
     region, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and
       (6) welcomes NATO's continued support for Ukraine through 
     the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and the Compressive 
     Assistance Package for Ukraine and encourages all NATO Allies 
     to continue significant support for Ukraine in sustaining its 
     fight against Russian aggression.

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