PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Congressional Research Service
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 9, 2000
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to return specified treaties to the President, including: (1) the Optional Protocol of Signature Concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes; (2) the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage done in Brussels at the International Legal Conference on Marine Pollution Damage; (3) the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage; (4) Certain Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil of 1954, relating to Tanker Tank Size and Arrangement and the Protection of the Great Barrier Reef; (5) the Trademark Registration Treaty; (6) the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms and the Protocol Thereto; (7) the Convention with Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income; (8) the Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees Concerning Higher Education in the States Belonging to the Europe Region; (9) the Protocol Amending the Convention of August 16, 1916, for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada and the United States of America; (10) the Supplementary Convention on Extradition Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Sweden; (11) the Protocol, together with an exchange of letters, Amending the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income; (12) the Consular Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of South Africa; (13) the Protocol Amending the Interim Convention on Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals Between the United States, Canada, Japan, and the Soviet Union; (14) the Protocol of 1984 to Amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969; (15) the Protocol of 1984 to Amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971; (16) the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Haiti Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment, with Protocol; (17) the Consular Convention Between the United States of America and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; (18) the Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works; (19) the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters; and (20) the Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital.
People & committees
Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R–NC
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10499)
Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 1.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Helms. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Helms. Without written report.
Introduced in Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations ordered to be reported an original measure.
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
No related bills are listed in this snapshot. This does not establish whether the proposal has appeared in earlier Congresses.
Source last updated: Apr 7, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze S.Res.267 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine S.Res.267 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine S.Res.267 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine S.Res.267 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.