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Make Greenland Great Again Act
To authorize the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.
Summary
This bill authorizes the President to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark regarding the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, effective January 20, 2025. If the President reaches an agreement with Denmark, it must be submitted to Congress within 5 calendar days. Congress then has 60 calendar days to review the agreement and may block it by passing a joint resolution of disapproval. If Congress does not pass a disapproval resolution within the 60-day period, the agreement automatically takes effect as law. The bill establishes a congressional review and approval process for any acquisition agreement.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
17 cosponsors
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX)
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
Actions (2)
- Jan 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jan 13, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Babin, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. Owens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Make Greenland Great Again Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK.
(a) In General.—Congress hereby authorizes the President, beginning at 12:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 20, 2025, to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.
(b) Transmission of Agreement.—Not later than 5 calendar days after reaching an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark relating to the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees the agreement, including all related materials and annexes.
(c) Period of Review by Congress of Agreement.—
(1) In general.—The period for congressional review for any agreement described in subsection (a) shall be 60 calendar days from the date on which the President transmits to the appropriate Congressional committees the agreement for the acquisition of Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark.
(2) Effective date.—If no joint resolution of disapproval is enacted by Congress within the 60-calendar day period, the agreement described in subsection (a) shall be in effect and take the full force of law.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>
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