To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should recognize the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should: (1) immediately recognize the Government of the Republic of Lithuania; (2) discuss with the charge d' affaires of Lithuania upgrading the status of the Lithuanian legation in Washington, D.C., to that of an embassy; (3) enter into negotiations with the Lithuanian Government over establishment of an official U.S. Representative Office in Vilnius; (4) enter into negotiations with such Government and private U.S. corporate and philanthropic entities over establishment and funding of a U.S. Foundation for Lithuania with offices in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Klaipeda, to provide library facilities, language courses, and economic and business and municipal management instruction for Lithuanian citizens and residents; (5) enter into negotiations with such Government and interested third-party states over the provision of direct assistance to such Government and the establishment of a Baltic Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and (6) stress in such negotiations that Foundation and Bank services will be made available to Baltic citizens and residents without regard to linguistic ability, sex, race, or ethnicity.
Executive Comment Requested from State.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 142: To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should recognize the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-142/
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