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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal and to guarantee its regular operation.

Introduced: October 9, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Oct 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 9, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon the President, in consultation with the Congress, to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to: (1) allow the permanent stationing of U.S. military forces in Panama beyond December 31, 1999; and (2) ensure that the United States will be able to act independently after such date to maintain the security of the Panama Canal and to guarantee its regular operation.

What's happening now October 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 7, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 170: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal and to guarantee its regular operation.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-170/
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"H. Con. Res. 170: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal and to guarantee its regular operation.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-170/.
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H. Con. Res. 170, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-170/.
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[H. Con. Res. 170: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal and to guarantee its regular operation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-170/)
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