105th Congress > House > Vote 1075

Date: September 23, 1998

Result: 414-1 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 455

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Bill number: HRES505

Question: Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Diplomatic Relations with Pacific Island Nations

Bill summary: Declares that: (1) it is in the national interest of the United States to remain actively engaged in the South Pacific region as a means of supporting important U.S. commercial and strategic interests, and to encourage the consolidation of democratic values; (2) a Pacific island summit, hosted by the President with the Pacific island heads of government, would be an excellent opportunity for the United States to foster and improve diplomatic relations with the Pacific island nations; and (3) the United States should fulfill its longstanding commitment to the democratization and economic prosperity of the Pacific island nations by promoting their earliest integration in the mainstream of bilateral, regional, and global commerce and trade.

Bill titles: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the importance of diplomatic relations with the Pacific Island nations.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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