Senate honors North Macedonia's independence and friendship with the U.S.
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
The Senate passed a formal statement that honors North Macedonia. It marks 34 years since North Macedonia became independent. It also marks 30 years of friendship between North Macedonia and the United States. The statement honors North Macedonia's role in NATO and its support for Ukraine.
Who it affects
This statement does not change any laws or rules. It is a formal message from the Senate to North Macedonia.
One thing to notice
The statement names North Macedonia's independence date as September 8, 1991. It names when the two countries started working together as 1995. It also names North Macedonia's NATO membership as 2020.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
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…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- formal statement — An official message passed by Congress that honors someone or celebrates something.
- working together — Official friendship and communication between two countries.
- NATO — A group of countries that work together for defense and security.
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 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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