IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 584 
Affirming the support of the United States for Montenegro’s accession to 
the European Union. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2025 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself and Mr. TURNER of Ohio) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Affirming the support of the United States for Montenegro’s 
accession to the European Union. 
Whereas the Montenegro achieved a peaceful independence 
through a referendum in 2006; 
Whereas, following Montenegro’s 2006 independence ref-
erendum, it became the 192d member state in the United 
Nations; 
Whereas Montenegro has been a close partner of Maine 
through the National Guard’s State Partnership Program 
since 2006, promoting cooperation between the United 
States and Montenegro in military, economic, and cul-
tural exchanges; 
Whereas Montenegro has been a strong ally of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization since 2017, playing a strategic 
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role in the alliance’s Balkan mission, despite efforts from 
Russia to keep Montenegro out of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization; 
Whereas Montenegro has made advancements in addressing 
corruption, countering hybrid influences such as cyber at-
tacks and disinformation in the region and towards Mon-
tenegro, combating transnational organized crime and 
strengthening criminal justice, with the assistance of the 
United States Department of State Bureau of Inter-
national Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and De-
partment of Justice; 
Whereas Montenegro officially applied to join the European 
Union in 2008, with negotiations beginning in 2012; 
Whereas Montenegro has made great progress with European 
Union accession chapters and continues to diligently 
achieve measurable progress in the remaining bench-
marks; 
Whereas, in June 2024, the 16th meeting of the Accession 
Conference with Montenegro recognized that the opening 
benchmarks for Chapters 23 and 24 are complete, paving 
the way for Montenegro to start the process of closing 
chapters in the accession negotiations; and 
Whereas Montenegrins overwhelmingly support their country 
joining the European Union, as evidenced by the 2023 
European Union Delegation to Montenegro’s commis-
sioned survey that found over 79 percent of Montenegrins 
support European Union membership: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the United States— 
(1) appreciates Montenegro’s diligent approach 
to completing the European Union’s deliberate, 
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merit-based, and thorough process to set the param-
eters for European Union integration and accession; 
(2) fully supports the European Union efforts 
to support Montenegro and other candidate coun-
tries to meet standards for accession; 
(3) encourages the Government of Montenegro 
and Montenegro institutions to prioritize the nec-
essary reforms and measures to advance European 
Union membership, as well as efforts to further 
peace and prosperity in the Western Balkans; 
(4) recognizes the cooperation between the 
State of Maine and Republic of Montenegro and the 
joint military partnership between the Maine Na-
tional Guard and Armed Forces of Montenegro; 
(5) recognizes Montenegro’s positive impact on 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, its commit-
ment to regional stability, and its contributions to 
Ukraine’s defense against Russia; 
(6) calls on the President, the Secretary of 
State, 
and 
European 
allies 
to 
advocate 
for 
Montenegro’s European Union accession without 
further bilateral conditions; and 
(7) urges the President and Secretary of State 
to— 
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(A) work closely with the Government of 
Montenegro; 
(B) support European Union enlargement 
for the Western Balkans, including Montenegro; 
(C) support the further Euro-Atlantic inte-
gration of the Western Balkans; and 
(D) work closely with the Government of 
Montenegro regarding the bilateral Framework 
for Countering Foreign Influence Manipulation. 
Æ 
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