US Congress House Resolution 339 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Affirms that it is in the U.S. national interest to become a formal signatory to the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea. Urges the Senate to give its advice and consent to the convention's ratification. Recommends the ratification remain a top Administration priority, having received bipartisan support from every President since 1994, and having most recently been underscored by the strategic challenges the United States faces in the Asia-Pacific region and more specifically in the South China Sea.

Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-05-18	House	Introduced in House

SR598 (Same As) 2018-07-30 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5458-5459)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/339/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres339/BILLS-115hres339ih.pdf