119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 4, 2025
A resolution expressing the vital importance of the Panama Canal to the United States.
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Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S598)
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 4, 2025)
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)
Introduced in Senate
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