IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1019 
Recognizing that for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has worked with 
the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific 
and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and 
active partner in the Pacific. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2020 
Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. CASE, Mr. BACON, Mr. BERA, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing that for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has 
worked with the United States toward stability, pros-
perity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and express-
ing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, 
and active partner in the Pacific. 
Whereas Tonga’s Queen Salote Tupou III negotiated for the 
end of British protectorate status for her nation and 
transition to Commonwealth membership, which bore 
fruit in 1970; 
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Whereas Tonga is a valued security partner of the United 
States, and the Tongan Defense Services deployed four 
contingents to Iraq between 2004 and 2008; 
Whereas in the coming year, the United States is committed 
to deepening this relationship through security coopera-
tion, including hosting Tongan defense forces for Inter-
national Military Education and Training (IMET) pro-
grams; 
Whereas the United States Government supports many coop-
erative activities with the Government of Tonga in sus-
tainable fisheries management and development assist-
ance, including those authorized by the Asia Reassurance 
Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409); 
Whereas section 1252 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) expands 
the number of countries that receive assistance under the 
Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative, including 
Tonga; 
Whereas a peaceful, prosperous, and open Indo-Pacific rooted 
in a rule-based order that promotes security, opportunity, 
and dignity to all peoples benefits the people of both the 
United States and the Kingdom of Tonga; 
Whereas the Kingdom of Tonga, a constitutional monarchy, 
took steps towards democratic governance beginning in 
2010; 
Whereas over 50,000 United States citizens trace their roots 
to the Kingdom of Tonga, many of whom reside in Utah, 
California, or Hawaii; 
Whereas Tonga has hosted the Peace Corps since 1967; and 
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Whereas the Nevada National Guard entered into a State 
Partnership Program with Tonga in 2014: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commends the Kingdom of Tonga on a suc-
cessful transition to a constitutional monarchy and 
3 elections deemed to be free and fair by inter-
national observers; 
(2) supports and affirms the full implementa-
tion of provisions of the Asia Reassurance Initiative 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409) with regard to 
deepening its cooperation with Tonga in areas of 
mutual interest, including fisheries and marine re-
source conservation, environmental challenges and 
resilience, global health, development and trade, peo-
ple-to-people ties, and continuing United States as-
sistance, as appropriate, to support the rule of law, 
good governance, and economic development; and 
(3) recognizes Tonga’s participation in multi-
national security forces and multilateral institutions 
including the United Nations, International Mone-
tary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, 
International Atomic Energy Agency, the World 
Trade Organization, the Pacific Community, the 
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Secretariat of the Regional Environmental Pro-
gramme, and the Pacific Islands Forum. 
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