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HJRES 77 106th Congress House

Notifying the Government of Panama of the nullity of the Carter-Torrijos treaties and recognizing the validity of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with respect to control of the Panama Canal Zone.

Introduced: January 27, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 9, 1999
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 Latest action November 9, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares that: (1) notice is given to the Government of Panama of the decree of nullity of the 1977 Carter-Torrijos treaties; and (2) the United States recognizes the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903 has never been voided and remains legally binding.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
Vitter, David
· Jan 27, 2000
CRANE, PHILIP
· Nov 18, 1999
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Nov 18, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Nov 18, 1999
COLLINS, MAC
· Nov 17, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 15, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 77: Notifying the Government of Panama of the nullity of the Carter-Torrijos treaties and recognizing the validity of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with respect to control of the Panama Canal Zone.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-77/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 77: Notifying the Government of Panama of the nullity of the Carter-Torrijos treaties and recognizing the validity of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with respect to control of the Panama Canal Zone.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-77/.
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H.J. Res. 77, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-77/.
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[H.J. Res. 77: Notifying the Government of Panama of the nullity of the Carter-Torrijos treaties and recognizing the validity of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty with respect to control of the Panama Canal Zone.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HJRES-77/)
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