House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025

H.R. 1161Introduced Feb 10, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
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Latest action: Feb 10, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1161.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 27, February 10, 2025, Page H614):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-1 district

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