IV 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1029 

Reaffirming the United States-Australia diplomatic, security, and economic 

relationship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2018 

Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. KILMER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BRADY of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, and Ms. LOFGREN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the United States-Australia diplomatic, security, 

and economic relationship. 

Whereas United States and Australian troops first fought together in and won the Battle of Hamel on the Western 

Front in France on July 4, 1918, under the command of 

Australian General John Monash; 

Whereas the hard fought victory achieved by the combined 

forces at Hamel helped turn the tide of World War I; 

Whereas Australia has fought together with the United 

States in every major conflict since 1918; 


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Whereas more than 100,000 Australian service members have 

given the ultimate sacrifice alongside their brothers and 

sisters in arms from the United States; 

Whereas the United States and Australia officially established bilateral diplomatic relations on January 8, 1940; 

Whereas the United States and Australia formalized their security alliance with the signing of the Australia, New 

Zealand, United States Security Treaty, done at San 

Francisco September 1, 1951 (commonly known as the 

ANZUS Treaty); 

Whereas the ANZUS Treaty was invoked the first and only 

time in response to the terrorist attacks on the United 

States on September 11, 2001; 

Whereas the United States and Australia share information 

essential for security and defense through the Five Eyes 

intelligence alliance; 

Whereas the Force Posture Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United 

States of America, done at Sydney August 12, 2014, enables closer security and defense cooperation between the 

2 allies; 

Whereas the United States and Australia conduct diverse 

joint military exercises and training to enhance capabilities throughout the world, and Australia hosts United 

States Marines at bases in its Northern Territory; 

Whereas the United States and Australia work closely in a 

number of international fora, including the Group of 

Twenty (G–20); 

Whereas the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, 

done at Washington May 18, 2004, came into effect on 

January 1, 2005; 


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Whereas the United States and Australia conduct 

$65,000,000,000 in 2-way trade and have an investment 

relationship valued at $1,100,000,000,000; and 

Whereas July 4, 2018, marked the 100-year anniversary of 

the Battle of Hamel and the first 100 years of Mateship 

between the United States and Australia: Now therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) reaffirms the strong military alliance rela3 tionship between the United States and Australia; 

4 and 

5 (2) supports continued diplomatic, security, and 

6 economic cooperation between the United States and 

7 Australia. 

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