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Formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of free association between the Government of the United States…

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Formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.

Introduced: March 1, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 1, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution expresses that Congress

  • recognizes that the United States' nuclear testing program and radioactive waste disposal in the Marshall Islands caused irreparable material and intangible harm to the people of those islands,
  • apologizes on behalf of the United States to the individuals and families of the Marshall Islands for the hardships they have endured as a result of the U.S. nuclear testing program and radioactive waste disposal, and
  • recognizes that it is incumbent on the United States to open dialogue regarding the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Marshall Islands during any negotiation of the Compact of Free Association or its subsidiary agreements.
What's happening now March 1, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Nov 3, 2022
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 29, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 1, 2022
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Mar 1, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 1, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 73: Formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-73/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 73: Formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-73/.
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H.J. Res. 73, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-73/.
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[H.J. Res. 73: Formally apologizing for the nuclear legacy of the United States in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and affirming the importance of free association between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Marshall Islands.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-73/)
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