H.R. 6313: To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland.
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H.R. 6313: To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-08-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-08-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should: (1) reaffirm U.S. support for the peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and the Yellow Sea; (2) condemn the use of force by China in the South China and East China Seas and by China's North Korean ally in the Yellow Sea; (3) call on all parties to these territorial disputes to refrain from threatening force or using force to assert territorial claims; (4) welcome the diplomatic efforts of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and U.S. allies and partners in Taiwan, Japan, and the Republic of Korea to resolve these outstanding disputes; and (5) support U.S. Armed Forces operations in support of freedom of navigation rights in international waters and air space in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and the Yellow Sea.
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To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · 3 cosponsors
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Brad Sherman (D-CA)
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- Resolution
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr6313.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr6313 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112