S.Res. 54 · 119th Congress
A resolution expressing the vital importance of the Panama Canal to the United States.
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This resolution expresses that the Panama Canal is vital to U.S. regional security, hemispheric hegemony, and economic interests.
What it does: CRS summary · 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A resolution expressing the vital importance of the Panama Canal to the United States.
Latest action (Feb 4, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S598)
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 4, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.