,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #agd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjai,mr4
 ,holding 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4
 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4          
,hastings1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,ms4          
,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4           
,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4       
,meadows1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,kind1   
,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner1 ,ms4  
,speier1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,thornberry1  
and ,mr4 ,chabot7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
self-determination of ,gibraltar to     
determine its status as a ,british      
,overseas ,territory4  ,whereas the     
,department of ,state recognizes        
,gibraltar as an overseas territory of  
the ,united ,kingdom based on the #agac 
,treaty of ,utrecht2 ,whereas the       
citizens of ,gibraltar have freely and  
democratically expressed their view to  
remain a ,british ,overseas ,territory  

in #aifg and #bjjb1 when #ii4f and      
#ih4dh percent of the ,gibraltarians1   
respectively1 voted in a popular        
referenda their wish to remain a        
,british ,overseas ,territory2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states has relied on       
,gibraltar's military facilities        
numerous times1 including ,america's    
first overseas military intervention in 
#ahja against the ,barbary ,states1     
,world ,war ,,ii1 and the ,north        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
intervention in #bjaa in ,libya2        
,whereas1 during ,world ,war ,,ii1      
,general ,dwight ,eisenhower used       
,gibraltar as his headquarters to plan  
the liberation of ,north ,africa        
stating1 ,without it the vital air cover
 would not have been quickly established
 on the ,north ,african fields42        
,whereas the security situation in      
,north ,africa and the ,middle ,east    
continues to underscore the need for the
 ,united ,states to maintain secure     
access to ,gibraltar's military         

facilities2 ,whereas ,gibraltar has the 
right1 under the ,united ,nations       
,charter and the ,international         
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights1 to determine its own future2   
and ,whereas the ,united ,kingdom is a  
loyal ally that has stood by the ,united
 ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
it is the sense of the ,house of        
,representatives that-- 7#a7 the ,united
 ,states honors the contribution that   
,gibraltar has made to advancing ,united
 ,states security interests in the      
,mediterranean region since #ahja and   
extends its deepest appreciation and    
thanks to the ,government of ,gibraltar 
and its citizens2 and  7#b7 the views   
and rights of ,gibraltarians should     
always be imperative in any discussion  
of ,gibraltar's status as a ,british    
,overseas ,territory4