SRES 544 114th Congress Senate International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Aviation and airports Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International law and treaties Military operations and strategy Russia

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding compliance enforcement of Russian violations of the Open Skies Treaty.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

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Jul 14, 2016

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5175)

Jul 14, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5175)

Jul 14, 2016

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) restrictions upon the ability of Open Skies Treaty aircraft to overfly all portions of a State Party's territory impede openness of military forces and undermine confidence; (2) the Russian Federation's overfly restrictions constitute treaty violations; and (3) the United States should take measures to bring about the Russian Federation's return to full compliance with its treaty obligations, including by restricting Russian overflights of the United States.

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5175)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 544: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding compliance enforcement of Russian violations of the Open Skies Treaty.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-544/

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"S. Res. 544: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding compliance enforcement of Russian violations of the Open Skies Treaty.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-544/.

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