HRES 558 108th Congress House

Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2004 See on congress.gov

International Affairs AlbaniaAlliancesArmed Forces and National SecurityCollective security

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CroatiaDemocracyEstoniaEuropeForeign leadersGovernment Operations and PoliticsLatviaLithuaniaMacedoniaMilitary agreementsNATO countriesRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSummit diplomacy

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Agreed to (House)

Mar 30, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 30, 2004

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 2 (Roll no. 99). (text: CR H1661-1662)

Mar 30, 2004

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1701)

Mar 30, 2004

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Mar 30, 2004

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 558.

Mar 30, 2004

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1661-1666)

Mar 30, 2004

Mr. Bereuter moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

Mar 17, 2004

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mar 17, 2004

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 16, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.

Mar 11, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Mar 11, 2004

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 30, 2004	House · vote #99	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Passed	422–2	See who voted →

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Latest action March 30, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the House of Representatives: (1) welcomes the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); (2) reaffirms that NATO's enlargement enhances United States and North Atlantic area security; (3) agrees that NATO's enlargement should be open to membership by any European democracy that meets NATO membership criteria and whose admission would further the principles of the Washington Treaty of 1949 and enhance North Atlantic area security; and (4) recommends that NATO heads of state and government, meeting in Istanbul on June 28 and 29, 2004, should review the enlargement process, including the applications of Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia, at a summit meeting to be held no later than 2007.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Europe Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 5

TURNER, JIM

· Mar 30, 2004

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Mar 16, 2004

South Carolina · Mar 16, 2004

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 558: Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-558/

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"H. Res. 558: Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-558/.

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