Republic of Somaliland Independence Act

Bill: 117-hr-7170
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2022-03-18
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Republic of Somaliland Independence Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the President to recognize Somaliland as a separate and independent country. (Somaliland is the territory within Somalia that has been a self-declared independent and sovereign state since 1991 that is not internationally recognized.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7170 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2022 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To recognize Somaliland of the Federal Republic of Somalia as a separate, independent country.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Republic of Somaliland Independence Act . 2. Statement of policy; authorization (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that all territorial claims by the Federal Republic of Somalia over the area known as Somaliland are invalid and without merit. (b) Authorization The President is authorized to recognize Somaliland of the Federal Republic of Somalia as a separate, independent country, in accordance with subsection (a).