United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 97 (104th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to peace and stability in the South China Sea.
Introduced
30 March 1995
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Status
Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8962)
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Summary
Urges the executive branch to: (1) reiterate to the claimants in the South China Sea that the United States does not take a position on any individual claim; and (2) declare the active support of the United States for the 1992 Manila Declaration of the Association of South East Asian Nations. Calls upon all the claimants: (1) to observe the Declaration's provisions; (2) refrain from using military force to assert or expand territorial claims in the South China Sea; and (3) scrupulously observe the January 1995 status quo ante pending any negotiations or resolution of the conflicts between such claimants over such claims.
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8 official files
Agreed to Senate (text)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 22 June 1995
Agreed to Senate (PDF)
Agreed to Senate · EN · 22 June 1995
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 22 June 1995
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 20 June 1995
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 20 June 1995
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 March 1995
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 March 1995
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 March 1995
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-resolution/97
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/sres/97