SR54

Resolution recognizing the importance of the Panama Canal to U.S. security and urging enforcement of its neutrality.

The resolution recognizes the historical significance of the Panama Canal, acknowledging the American ingenuity and sacrifices that made it possible. It emphasizes the canal's importance to U.S. regional security, hemispheric hegemony, and economic interests. The resolution expresses concern over the increasing Chinese influence in the canal, which it assesses as a violation of the Neutrality Treaty. It urges the Trump administration to enforce the treaty and ensure the canal's neutrality.