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H.Con.Res. 47 (101st)

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President or the Congress should abrogate the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and the Neutrality Treaty and the Congress should repeal the Panama Canal Act of 1979.

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Introduced

7 February 1989

Last action

22 August 1989 · Committee

Status

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Panama Canal Commission.

Sponsors

Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2], Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7], Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1], Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Rep. Holloway, Clyde [R-LA-8], Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8], Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2]

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23 January 2025

Summary

States the sense of the Congress that the President or the Congress should immediately abrogate the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal and that the Congress should repeal the Panama Canal Act of 1979.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 February 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf.

    Source: Committee

  5. 20 February 1989

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Panama Canal Commission, State, DOD.

    Source: Committee

  6. 21 February 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

    Source: Committee

  7. 22 August 1989

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Panama Canal Commission.

    Source: Committee

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