# 119-sconres-20: A concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and reaffirming the United States' commitment to its principles and values.

119-sconres-20, A concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and reaffirming the United States' commitment to its principles and values., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sconres-20
- Congress: 119
- Title: A concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and reaffirming the United States' commitment to its principles and values.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Reaffirming the Helsinki Final Act's principles** is the main goal of this concurrent resolution, which would mark August 1, 2025 as the 50th anniversary of the Final Act. It would recognize the Act’s broad security approach and the creation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). - Reaffirms U.S. commitment to the Helsinki Final Act and continued participation in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), underscoring human rights, sovereignty, and peaceful dispute resolution as lasting priorities for U.S. engagement. - Calls on public officials, educators, librarians, and the American people to observe the anniversary with programs and ceremonies, encouraging community and educational activities that highlight those principles. - Declares that the Russian Federation is responsible for clear, gross, and uncorrected violations of all ten Helsinki principles through its occupation of territories in Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, and urges participating states to oppose antisemitism and other threats to the Act’s commitments.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-sconres-20 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/20)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-20 (as of 2026-04-21).