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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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 1, 2016)
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.
What just happenedMar 1, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 1, 2016
- Mar 1, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Mar 1, 2016IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1047-1048)
- Mar 1, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House