HCONRES 170
105th Congress
House
International Affairs
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Government Operations and Politics
Interoceanic canals
Latin America
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Military base agreements
Military bases
Negotiations
Panama
Panama Canal
President and foreign policy
Transportation and Public Works
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
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1