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HCONRES 21 115th Congress House International Affairs Alliances Asia Australia Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad International organizations and cooperation Military assistance, sales, and agreements Oceania

Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Australia alliance relationship.

Introduced: February 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms: (1) the strong alliance between Australia and the United States, and (2) the importance of a U.S.-Australia relationship based on mutual respect and befitting a close and longstanding alliance partner crucial to the preservation of U.S. national interests in the Indo-Asia Pacific region and around the world.

Expresses support for continued diplomatic, military, and economic cooperation with Australia.

What's happening now February 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 50 Identical bill A resolution reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Australia alliance relationship.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 19 Republican 1
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Bera, Ami
California · Feb 6, 2017
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2017
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 6, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2017
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2017
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 6, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2017
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2017
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Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 6, 2017
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2017
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2017
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Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 6, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 6, 2017
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Feb 6, 2017
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Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 6, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 6, 2017
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 6, 2017
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 6, 2017
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Feb 6, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 21: Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Australia alliance relationship.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-21/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 21: Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Australia alliance relationship.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-21/.
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H. Con. Res. 21, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-21/.
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[H. Con. Res. 21: Reaffirming a strong commitment to the United States-Australia alliance relationship.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-21/)
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