HRES 650
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Kingdom
Recognizing the results of the free and fair elections for the new Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands held on November 9, 2017.
Introduced: December 7, 2017
Introduced by:
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Republican
· Florida
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Became law
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Welcomes the democratic elections of the Falkland Islands.
Acknowledges that only the people of the Falkland Islands can determine their future.
Recognizes the United Kingdom's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands for as long as the islands desire to remain a self-governing overseas territory.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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