Official Summaries

Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025

This bill authorizes the President to negotiate with the appropriate Panamanian government officials to reacquire the Panama Canal. The President must submit a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment detailing the progress of such negotiations, potential challenges, and anticipated outcomes. 

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 283 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 283

     To authorize the President to enter into negotiations for the 
     reacquisition of the Panama Canal from the Republic of Panama.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2025

 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Collins, Mr. 
Loudermilk, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Crenshaw, 
 Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Lawler, Mrs. 
 Houchin, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Babin, and 
 Ms. Tenney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize the President to enter into negotiations for the 
     reacquisition of the Panama Canal from the Republic of Panama.

    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 ``Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE.

    (a) Authorization.--The President, acting in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, is authorized to initiate and conduct negotiations 
with appropriate counterparts of the Government of the Republic of 
Panama to reacquire the Panama Canal.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the President shall submit a report to Congress detailing the 
progress of the negotiations authorized by subsection (a), potential 
challenges, and anticipated outcomes.
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