H.Res. 831: Calling on the United States Government to uphold the founding democratic principles of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and establish a Center for Democratic Resilience within the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

H.Res. 831: Calling on the United States Government to uphold the founding democratic principles of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and establish a Center for Democratic Resilience within the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 115 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES831 (2022-04-05), 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

Calling on the United States Government to uphold the founding democratic principles of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and establish a Center for Democratic Resilience within the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Plain summary

This resolution reaffirms unequivocal support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as an alliance founded on democratic principles. The resolution urges NATO to continue to provide unwavering support to the people of Ukraine as they fight for their sovereignty, territorial integrity, and a democratic future. The resolution calls on the President to use the voice and vote of the United States to adopt a new Strategic Concept for NATO that is clear about its support for shared democratic values and committed to enhancing NATO's capacity to strengthen democratic institutions within NATO member, partner, and aspirant countries. Finally, the resolution calls on the President to use the voice and vote of the United States to establish a Center for Democratic Resilience within NATO headquarters.

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

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Official text

Calling on the United States Government to uphold the founding democratic principles of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and establish a Center for Democratic Resilience within the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Austin Scott (R-GA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Steve Womack (R-AR), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Recorded votes

House roll call 115 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES831 (2022-04-05): Passed

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

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres831.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres831 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117