H.Con.Res. 267: Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 20th anniversary of their declarations on the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-04-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-04-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 20th anniversary of their declarations on the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union.

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Congratulates Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 20th anniversary of their declarations on the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union and commends the significant progress that they have since made, including their membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Calls on the President to continue to build the mutually beneficial relations the United States has enjoyed with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since the restoration of their full independence.

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Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 20th anniversary of their declarations on the restoration of independence from the Soviet Union.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] · 38 cosponsors

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Mike Quigley (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)

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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.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hconres267.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hconres267 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111