A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten members, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the ASEAN region.
USA116th CongressSRES-406| Senate
| Updated: 1/1/2021
Robert Menendez
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This resolution reaffirms support for elevated collaboration between the United States and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly in terms of economic cooperation and human rights; urges ASEAN to foster multilateral relations with non-ASEAN partners; expresses support for ASEAN nations in addressing maritime and territorial disputes, as well as corruption in the public and private sectors; calls on ASEAN nations to ensure human rights, a protected marine environment, and safe access to international waterways in the Asia-Pacific; urges ASEAN nations to uphold international agreements with respect to North Korea's missile programs; and expresses support for the Lower Mekong Initiative, a partnership between the United States, Cambodia, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, and Vietnam to promote sustainability and economic development in the region.
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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6394-6396)
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8009-8010)
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8009-8010)
The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
The committee amendment to the preamble as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (CR S8010)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8009-8011)
International Affairs
Arms control and nonproliferationASEAN countriesAsiaAustraliaBruneiBurmaBusiness ethicsCambodiaChinaConflicts and warsDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentEuropeEuropean UnionForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHuman rightsHuman traffickingIndonesiaInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLaosMalaysiaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsPacific OceanPhilippinesRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionSingaporeSmuggling and traffickingSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTaiwanThailandTransportation safety and securityUnited NationsVietnam
A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten members, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the ASEAN region.
USA116th CongressSRES-406| Senate
| Updated: 1/1/2021
This resolution reaffirms support for elevated collaboration between the United States and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly in terms of economic cooperation and human rights; urges ASEAN to foster multilateral relations with non-ASEAN partners; expresses support for ASEAN nations in addressing maritime and territorial disputes, as well as corruption in the public and private sectors; calls on ASEAN nations to ensure human rights, a protected marine environment, and safe access to international waterways in the Asia-Pacific; urges ASEAN nations to uphold international agreements with respect to North Korea's missile programs; and expresses support for the Lower Mekong Initiative, a partnership between the United States, Cambodia, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, and Vietnam to promote sustainability and economic development in the region.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6394-6396)
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 466.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8009-8010)
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8009-8010)
The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
The committee amendment to the preamble as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (CR S8010)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8009-8011)
Robert Menendez
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Arms control and nonproliferationASEAN countriesAsiaAustraliaBruneiBurmaBusiness ethicsCambodiaChinaConflicts and warsDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentEuropeEuropean UnionForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHuman rightsHuman traffickingIndonesiaInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLaosMalaysiaMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine and inland water transportationNavigation, waterways, harborsNorth KoreaNuclear weaponsPacific OceanPhilippinesRefugees, asylum, displaced personsReligionSingaporeSmuggling and traffickingSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTaiwanThailandTransportation safety and securityUnited NationsVietnam