Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025
This bill authorizes the President to negotiate with the appropriate Panamanian government officials to reacquire the Panama Canal. The President must submit a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment detailing the progress of such negotiations, potential challenges, and anticipated outcomes.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
29
R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
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Webster, Daniel
R
Wied, Tony
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Guest, Michael
R
Harris, Andy
R
Alford, Mark
R
Baird, James R.
R
McDowell, Addison P.
R
Owens, Burgess
R
Boebert, Lauren
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Gill, Brandon
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Ogles, Andrew
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Taylor, David J.
R
Babin, Brian
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Bean, Aaron
R
Bergman, Jack
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Clyde, Andrew S.
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Collins, Mike
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Crenshaw, Dan
R
Dunn, Neal P.
R
Hamadeh, Abraham J.
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Houchin, Erin
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Lawler, Michael
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Loudermilk, Barry
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Moore, Barry
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Nehls, Troy E.
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Rulli, Michael A.
R
Tenney, Claudia
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 283: Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-283/
"H.R. 283: Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-283/.
H.R. 283, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-283/.
[H.R. 283: Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-283/)