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HRES 608 116th Congress House International Affairs Asia Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad India International organizations and cooperation United Nations

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of India should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Introduced: September 27, 2019 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 27, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses support for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and urges the Administration to work with U.N. members to effect such inclusion.

What's happening now September 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Bera, Ami
California · Sep 27, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 27, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 27, 2019
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 27, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 27, 2019
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 608: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of India should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-608/
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"H. Res. 608: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of India should be a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-608/.
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H. Res. 608, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-608/.
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