,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjai,mr4
 ,connolly 7for himself and ,mr4        
,turner7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,united ,states remains committed to the
 ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization4
  ,whereas1 for #gj years1 the ,north   
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 has served as the world's preeminent   
political and military alliance         
committed to the collective defense of  
its members and dedicated to ensuring   
the peace1 security1 and stability of   
the ,euro-,atlantic area2 ,whereas      
,,nato was founded on the principles of 
democracy1 individual liberty1 and the  
rule of law2 ,whereas the security of   
the ,united ,states is inseparable from 
the participation and leadership of the 
,united ,states in ,,nato2 ,whereas     

,,nato continues to promote a ,europe   
that is whole1 free1 and at peace2      
,whereas1 since the end of the cold war1
 ,,nato has continued to redefine and   
transform itself and take on new        
missions and confront emerging threats  
such as terrorism1 hybrid warfare1      
instability caused by failed states1    
cyber attacks1 piracy1 and threats to   
global energy security2 ,whereas after  
the #bjja terrorist attacks on the      
,united ,states1 article #e of the      
,north ,atlantic ,treaty1 signed in     
,washington on ,april #d1 #aidi1 was    
invoked for the first time in the       
history of the organization2 ,whereas   
,,nato members subsequently deployed    
tens of thousands of troops to          
,afghanistan to respond to a dangerous  
terrorist threat2 ,whereas ,european    
allies and ,canada suffered             
approximately one-third of all          
fatalities suffered by ,,nato forces in 
,afghanistan2 ,whereas ,,nato has worked
 to deter ,russian aggression1 including

 responding to the illegal invasions and
 occupations of ,georgia and ,ukraine by
 the ,russian ,federation2 ,whereas the 
,united ,states recognizes the          
significant increases in allied national
 defense budgets following the ,wales   
,summit in #bjad and continues to       
recognize allied burden-sharing as a    
critical component of collective        
defense2 ,whereas ,,nato continues to   
support an open-door membership policy  
of admitting any ,european country that 
can contribute to the promotion and     
protection of freedom1 democracy1       
stability1 and peace throughout ,europe2
 ,whereas ,,nato continues to enhance   
the security of ,europe and the world by
 strengthening partnerships with        
countries around the world2 and ,whereas
 ,congress recognizes its commitment to 
the alliance by actively participating  
in the ,,nato ,parliamentary ,assembly  
and fulfilling its statutory commitment 
to the assembly in order to facilitate  
legislative awareness and understanding 

of critical security issues affecting   
the alliance3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 reaffirms its unequivocal support  
for the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty        
,organization 7,,nato7 and its          
cornerstone article #e collective       
defense commitment2  7#b7 calls on      
allies to uphold the founding principles
 of the alliance by strengthening       
democratic institutions1 respecting     
individual liberty1 and reinforcing the 
rule of law2  7#c7 supports continued   
progress by all allies towards the fair 
burden-sharing commitments made at the  
,wales ,summit2  7#d7 supports the      
statutory mandates regarding ,united    
,states participation in the ,,nato     
,parliamentary ,assembly2 and  7#e7     
recognizes the success of ,,nato as a   
triumph for liberal democracy and a     
rules-based international order4