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SRES31119th Congress

A resolution calling on the Government of Panama to expel officials and interests of the People's Republic of China and terminate Chinese management of key Panamanian ports.

Sponsored By: Senator Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]

Introduced

Summary

Protect the Panama Canal's permanent neutrality. This resolution would press Panama to remove Chinese state-affiliated control of strategically important ports and would ask the United States to step up security, oversight, and investment to reduce foreign leverage.

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  • Panama: Would be urged to reaffirm the Canal's neutrality, review and terminate agreements that let Chinese state-owned or China-based firms manage strategic infrastructure, and expel PRC officials operating in ports such as Balboa and Cristobal.
  • United States: Would be asked to use the Neutrality Treaty to monitor and address threats, provide technical, financial, and strategic support, offer significant U.S. investments to modernize canal infrastructure, and help create a U.S.-Panama task force to oversee canal security and operations.
  • Regional partners and trade: Would be encouraged to collaborate with Panama and other allies to promote transparent, sustainable investments, to counter attempts by authoritarian regimes to gain leverage, and to protect freedom of navigation.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]

MO • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

Roll Call Votes

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