[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 291 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 291

Celebrating the June 2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in 
 the Hague, the Netherlands, and reaffirming priorities pertaining to 
           transatlantic security and our commitment to NATO.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2025

   Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Tillis) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Celebrating the June 2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in 
 the Hague, the Netherlands, and reaffirming priorities pertaining to 
           transatlantic security and our commitment to NATO.

Whereas the June 2025 NATO Summit (also known as the ``Hague Summit''), which 
        will take place on June 24th and 25th, 2025 in the Hague, the 
        Netherlands, will convene all 32 NATO Allies and many NATO Partners, 
        including Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific nations of Australia, Japan, New 
        Zealand, and the Republic of Korea;
Whereas the Hague Summit will take place during the fourth year of the Russian 
        Federation's unprovoked, illegal, full-scale war against Ukraine;
Whereas, following calls from the United States Government to increase defense 
        spending among European Allies, the Hague Summit is expected to revise 
        NATO Allies' defense spending pledge from 2 percent of each country's 
        gross domestic product that was agreed to through the 2014 Wales Summit 
        Declaration, to a reported target of 5 percent of each country's gross 
        domestic product, which includes a commitment to spend 1.5 percent of 
        each country's gross domestic product on investments in defense-related 
        infrastructure and capabilities;
Whereas Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Washington April 4, 
        1949--

    (1) establishes NATO's open-door policy; and

    (2) permits the admission of any European country whose government is 
willing and able to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area 
and assume the requirements and responsibilities of membership;

Whereas NATO continues to provide critical leadership to maintain stability in 
        the Western Balkans, particularly through the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and 
        NATO Headquarters Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which closely 
        coordinates with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
        Operation Althea, the European Union force that is responsible for 
        overseeing the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (also known as the ``Dayton Agreement'' or the 
        ``Dayton Accords''), done at Dayton November 21, 1995;
Whereas each NATO communique since the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion 
        of Ukraine has acknowledged Russia as a significant and direct threat to 
        NATO Allies;
Whereas the Russian Federation, in addition to continuing its campaign of 
        aggression and violence against the people of Ukraine, has conducted 
        hybrid warfare against NATO Allies, including by weaponizing its energy 
        exports, destroying undersea cables, and perpetrating cyberattacks; and
Whereas the Hague Summit will invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to 
        discuss NATO's continued support for Ukraine's defense against Russian 
        aggression.
Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) reaffirms the enduring bipartisan commitment of the 
        United States Senate to the North Atlantic Treaty and the 
        United States' obligations to NATO's collective defense under 
        Article 5 of the Treaty;
            (2)(A) welcomes increased defense spending by NATO Allies;
            (B) recognizes that 23 NATO Allies have met their Wales 
        Summit pledge to spend at least 2 percent of their gross 
        domestic product on defense; and
            (C) encourages the remaining NATO Allies to accelerate 
        efforts to meet such target;
            (3) welcomes the ambition of the Hague Summit to increase 
        the defense and defense-related spending target to 5 percent of 
        gross domestic product and encourages the United States 
        Government to meet this benchmark;
            (4) continues to support the open-door policy permitting 
        any European nation to consider pursuing NATO membership;
            (5)(A) acknowledges NATO's role in promoting peace and 
        stability in the Western Balkans; and
            (B) encourages NATO to sustain a robust focus on this 
        region, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and
            (6) welcomes NATO's continued support for Ukraine through 
        the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and the Compressive 
        Assistance Package for Ukraine and encourages all NATO Allies 
        to continue significant support for Ukraine in sustaining its 
        fight against Russian aggression.
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