# 119-sres-54: A resolution expressing the vital importance of the Panama Canal to the United States.

119-sres-54, A resolution expressing the vital importance of the Panama Canal to the United States., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-54
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution expressing the vital importance of the Panama Canal to the United States.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Protecting the Panama Canal's neutrality and U.S. strategic and economic access.** This resolution would declare the canal vital to U.S. regional security and economic interests, notes the U.S. built the canal at a cost of about $375 million and roughly 10,000 lives, records the canal handled more than 14,000 vessels in 2023 with about 72 percent bound to or from U.S. ports, assesses that Chinese-backed deals in Panama — including the 2016 cession of Margarita Island to the Landbridge Group for about $900 million, a 2018 $1.4 billion bridge contract, and two ports run by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison — risk intelligence gathering and military leverage, and urges the administration to ensure the canal remains neutral and to enforce the 1977 Neutrality Treaty.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-sres-54 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/54)

## Related
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- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-382: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-382)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-485)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-54 (as of 2025-12-21).