Senate celebrates NATO ally North Macedonia's independence and shared values
S.Res. 399 — A resolution congratulating the people of North Macedonia on the 34th anniversary of their independence and celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between North Macedonia and the United States. · Filed by Peter Welch (D-VT) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This is a ceremonial Senate resolution congratulating North Macedonia on its 34th independence anniversary (September 8, 1991) and celebrating 30 years of U.S.–North Macedonia diplomatic relations (established 1995). The resolution honors the bilateral friendship, North Macedonia's NATO membership (2020), its support for Ukraine, and its alignment with U.S. and EU foreign policy, including the Vermont National Guard partnership.
Why we flagged it
This is a standard Senate resolution expressing congratulations and affirming bilateral friendship with a NATO ally. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriation, or policy change—purely ceremonial and symbolic.
Who it affects
This is a non-binding ceremonial resolution with no direct fiscal, regulatory, or policy impact on ordinary Americans. It affirms diplomatic ties with a NATO ally and celebrates shared democratic values, which supports U.S. foreign-policy alignment and regional stability in the Western Balkans—a modest public good with no citizen cost.
Named in the bill
North Macedonia, United States, NATO, European Union, Vermont National Guard, State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Prespa Agreement
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Sep 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 17, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations”
- Nov 4, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- Nov 4, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous…”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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