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SRES 54 · 119th Congress — A resolution expressing the vital importance of the Panama Canal to the United States.

This resolution expresses that the Panama Canal is vital to U.S. regional security, hemispheric hegemony, and economic interests. The resolution also assesses that Chinese-backed investment in Panama's port infrastructure and canal…

Congress
119
Bill
SRES 54
Status
Introduced
Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action date
2025-02-04

Summary

This resolution expresses that the Panama Canal is vital to U.S. regional security, hemispheric hegemony, and economic interests. The resolution also assesses that Chinese-backed investment in Panama's port infrastructure and canal operations violates the Neutrality Treaty (i.e., the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, signed in 1977) and urges the administration to ensure that the canal remains neutral.

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S598)

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