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H.Res. 339 · 115th Congress

Calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United…

Full title

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.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

8 cosponsors · 7 D, 1 R

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 18, 2017

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 that the ratification remain a top Administration priority.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: 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.

Latest action (May 18, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: May 18, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.