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SRES331Referred to Committee

A resolution calling upon the Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-22
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
SRES
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Type

Sponsor

Mazie K. Hirono
Mazie K. Hirono
Democrat · HI · Senator
Votes with party: 85.2% (886 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/H001042

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (11)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2025-07-22
  • Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Original· 2025-07-22
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2025-07-22
  • Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)Original· 2025-07-22
  • Tim Kaine (D-VA)Original· 2025-07-22
  • Todd Young (R-IN)Original· 2025-07-22
  • Brian Schatz (D-HI)· 2025-09-08
  • Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)· 2025-09-08
  • Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· 2025-09-08
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)· 2025-09-08
  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)· 2025-09-08

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4531)

2025-07-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsReferred To · 2025-07-22

Previously

  • Foreign Relations CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-22

Plain-English Summary

This resolution urges the Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The resolution affirms that it is in the national interest for the United States to become a formal signatory of the convention, and it recommends that this ratification remain a top federal priority.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

International Affairs
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