ASIA

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, H2504–H2506 [29AP]

Articles and editorials

‘Fast Track’ to Nowhere—Congress Shouldn’t Give Obama Power To Ram Through TPP, S2738 [7MY]

Leaked Trade Deal Terms Prompt Fears for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, H4658 [25JN]

Left Is So Wrong on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, S3048 [19MY]

Need To Address Currency Manipulation in TPP, and Why U.S. Monetary Policy Is Not at Risk, H3551 [21MY]

Refugee Crisis Hits Tipping Point, S4260 [18JN]

Report Cites Forced Labor in Malaysia’s Electronics Industry, S2375 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 185), S3238 [21MY] (see H. Res. 283), H3561 [21MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 4308), H10710 [18DE]

Dalits: condemn practice of untouchability and discrimination in South Asia and Asian diaspora, call for an end to such practice, and put pressure on nations still practicing Dalit untouchability (see H. Res. 158), H1769 [18MR]

Foreign trade: extend normal trade relations status to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (see H.R. 3400), H5767 [29JY]

——— recognize importance of completing trade agreements with Pacific Rim countries and the European Union to the U.S. economy (see H. Res. 73), H703 [2FE]

Kazakhstan: extend normal trade relations status (see H.R. 4219), H9269 [10DE]

Korean Peninsula: resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace (see S. Res. 190), S3679 [3JN] (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2354 [21AP]

Oceans: condemn construction of artificial land formations by China on the Spratly Islands and call for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in South China Sea (see S. Res. 183), S3238 [21MY]

Park Geun-hye: welcome Republic of Korea President upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (see S. Res. 194), S3861 [8JN] (see S. Res. 278), S7160 [6OC]

Power resources: promote energy security of European allies through opening of the Southern Gas Corridor (see H. Res. 188), H2112 [26MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture (see H.R. 4307), H10710 [18DE]

Declarations

Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: One Dream One Korea (organization), E1197 [31JY]

Letters

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement investor-state dispute settlement provisions: Stephen M. Schwebel, S3290 [22MY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Burma: President Obama, S2970 [18MY], H3258 [18MY]

Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia: President Obama, S2439 [27AP]

Remarks in House

Abe, Shinzo: request Japanese Prime Minister to include in his speech before Congress a formal apology for the use of coerced sexual slavery during World War II, H2346, H2347–H2349 [21AP], E598, E602, E605 [28AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2967 [14MY], H3402 [20MY], E656 [5MY], E665 [8MY], E718 [15MY]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to international programs, H4441 [17JN]

China: assessment of military expansion, H5855 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: exempt AbilityOne products from the Afghan First, Central Asian States, and Djibouti procurement programs, H3160 [14MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to launch of direct flights between Houston and Taipei, Taiwan, E873 [10JN], E887 [12JN], E904 [16JN], E955 [23JN]

India: religious persecution of Christians, H538 [26JA]

Japan: U.S. policy, E598 [28AP]

Kazakhstan: tribute to promotion of non-nuclear proliferation, E624 [30AP]

Oceans: reaffirm peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in South China Sea and East China Sea and support freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of sea and airspace, E1427 [6OC]

Park Geun-hye: welcome Republic of Korea President upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, H6881, H6882, H6883 [7OC], E874 [10JN], E1448 [7OC], E1451 [8OC], E1473 [9OC]

Taiwan: normalization of relations with China, E1648 [18NO], E1653, E1654, E1660 [19NO]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: IMF protections against currency manipulations, H3551–H3555 [21MY]

——— impact, H6922–H6925 [8OC]

——— ratification, H142–H147 [8JA], H221 [12JA], H442 [21JA], H632–H636 [27JA], H654 [28JA], H969–H972 [11FE], H1712–H1716 [17MR], H1809 [23MR], H2159 [14AP], H2294 [16AP], H2448, H2450 [23AP], H2671 [30AP], H2858 [12MY], H2884 [13MY], H2963, H2979 [14MY], H3396 [20MY], H3550–H3555 [21MY], H3632–H3634 [1JN], H3645 [2JN], H4029, H4036 [10JN], H4164, H4238 [11JN], H4246, H4264, H4267, H4268, H4270, H4271, H4324, H4333, H4337, H4339, H4340 [12JN], H4347, H4379 [15JN], H4394, H4423 [16JN], H4497, H4500–H4507, H4519–H4523, H4538 [18JN], H4658–H4662, H4689–H4694, H4696 [25JN], H4868 [8JY], H5535 [28JY], H5600 [29JY], H6823 [6OC], H9323 [15DE], E928 [18JN], E941 [23JN]

Vietnam: call for release of political prisoners, E875 [10JN], E1300 [16SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abe, Shinzo: address to Congress, S2554 [30AP]

——— welcome Japanese Prime Minister upon U.S. visit and speech before Congress, S2444–S2446 [28AP], S2491 [29AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S2682 [6MY]

——— observance (S. Res. 185), S3251 [21MY]

China: U.S. policy, S6952 [25SE]

Climate: impact of deforestation on global warming, S5916 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow a program of active-duty senior military officer exchanges with Taiwan, S4222 [17JN]

Indo-Asia-Pacific Region: develop strategy to promote U.S. interests in the region, S3984 [10JN]

Japan: U.S. policy, S2444–S2446 [28AP]

Park Geun-hye: welcome Republic of Korea President upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (S. Res. 278), S7281 [8OC]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: concerns over currency manipulations, S7896 [10NO]

——— ratification, S1141–S1148 [26FE], S1486–S1489 [12MR], S1594–S1596 [18MR], S2097 [13AP], S2261 [20AP], S2283 [21AP], S2374–S2377, S2380 [23AP], S2460, S2461 [28AP], S2491 [29AP], S2554 [30AP], S2700, S2736–S2739 [7MY], S2764 [11MY], S2821, S2826 [13MY], S2906, S2908–S2912, S2915, S2916, S2920 [14MY], S2953–S2960, S3006 [18MY], S3017, S3028, S3038, S3044, S3047, S3049, S3052 [19MY], S3092, S3097, S3108, S3109 [20MY], S3203–S3207, S3209–S3213, S3221, S3225 [21MY], S3262, S3265, S3267, S3272, S3286–S3288 [22MY], S4010 [10JN], S4066–S4068 [11JN], S4282–S4287 [18JN], S4527, S4530, S4535 [23JN], S4562, S4568–S4570, S4574 [24JN], S6987 [29SE], S7195–S7197 [7OC], S7895 [10NO]

——— require approval of Congress before additional countries may join, S2967 [18MY], S3023–S3025, S3027, S3052 [19MY], S3293 [22MY]

——— require negotiation of a minimum wage for entry and gradually increase such wage to diminish disparities between high-wage and low-wage countries, S3046 [19MY], S3097–S3099 [20MY], S3297 [22MY]

——— treatment of tobacco under investor-state dispute settlement provisions, S6163 [30JY], S7069 [1OC], S7116 [5OC]

Trans-Pacific Partnership Commission: establish, S7895 [10NO]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S2439 [27AP]

Reports filed

Welcome Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye Upon U.S. Visit and Reaffirm Importance of Alliance Between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 278), S7271 [8OC]

Statements

Trade Promotion Authority Impact on Tariffs in the Pacific Partnership Agreement: Simon Johnson, H4348 [15JN]

Summaries

Statement on Relationship Between Taiwan and China: Ma Ying-Jeou, President of Taiwan, E1648 [18NO]

Texts of

S. Res. 183, condemn construction of artificial land formations by China on the Spratly Islands and call for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in South China Sea, S3244 [21MY]

S. Res. 185, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3246 [21MY]

S. Res. 190, resume family reunions between North and South Korea, allow Korean Americans to reunite with divided families in North Korea, and encourage peace, S3682 [3JN]

S. Res. 194, welcome Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, S3864 [8JN]

S. Res. 278, welcome Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye upon U.S. visit and reaffirm importance of alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, S7161 [6OC]