H.Res. 558: Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and for other purposes.
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H.Res. 558: Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and for other purposes.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 99 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES558 (2004-03-30), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and for other purposes.
Plain summary
States that the House of Representatives: (1) welcomes the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); (2) reaffirms that NATO's enlargement enhances United States and North Atlantic area security; (3) agrees that NATO's enlargement should be open to membership by any European democracy that meets NATO membership criteria and whose admission would further the principles of the Washington Treaty of 1949 and enhance North Atlantic area security; and (4) recommends that NATO heads of state and government, meeting in Istanbul on June 28 and 29, 2004, should review the enlargement process, including the applications of Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia, at a summit meeting to be held no later than 2007.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · 20 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John Boozman (R-AR), Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 99 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES558 (2004-03-30): Passed
Words on this page, explained (3)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
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- Securities
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hres558.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hres>
Record fed-us-cong108-hres558 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108