House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Panama Canal Repurchase Act of 2025

H.R. 283Introduced Jan 9, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

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

Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 9, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 9, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 283.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 5, January 9, 2025, Page H92):
Article II, Section 2
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2025 ↗
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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

29 cosponsors — 29 Republicans

0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mark Alford (R-MO), Brian Babin (R-TX), James Baird (R-IN), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Michael Rulli (R-OH), David Taylor (R-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Tony Wied (R-WI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress · SD at-large district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.