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H.Res. 54: Reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic reforms.

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H.Res. 54: Reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic reforms.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic reforms.

Plain summary

Declares that the House of Representatives: upholds its commitment to the partnership between the United States and Argentina and reaffirms that Argentina is a major U.S. ally; encourages the Department of State to coordinate a new interagency strategy to increase cooperation with the government of Argentina on areas of bilateral, regional, and global concern; commends the government of Argentina for making far-reaching economic reforms that will benefit the people of Argentina, stimulate economic growth, and deepen Argentina's integration with the global economy; praises such government for resolving most of its business disputes at the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes; and encourages such government to continue to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the 1994 bombing of the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires and the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic reforms.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darren Soto (D-FL), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hres54 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115