[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 674 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 435
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 674
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and recognizing
the role of the Marshall Plan as the foundation of a transatlantic
community committed to the preservation of peace, prosperity, and
democracy.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 14, 2022
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Coons) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
July 11, 2022
Reported by Mr. Menendez, without amendment
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RESOLUTION
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and recognizing
the role of the Marshall Plan as the foundation of a transatlantic
community committed to the preservation of peace, prosperity, and
democracy.
Whereas, after World War II, the infrastructure, factories, and cities of Europe
were in ruins and the people of Europe were in danger of famine and
destitution;
Whereas, in a commencement address on June 5, 1947, at Harvard University, then-
Secretary of State George C. Marshall proposed the framework of the
Economic Recovery Program (commonly known as the ``Marshall Plan'');
Whereas, in his address, Secretary Marshall declared that the Marshall Plan
would be successful only with ``foresight, and a willingness on the part
of our people to face up to the vast responsibility which history has
clearly placed upon our country'';
Whereas a bipartisan coalition of Congress overwhelmingly approved the Marshall
Plan through the passage of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, which
was signed by President Harry Truman on April 3, 1948;
Whereas, in that Act, Congress acknowledged that the ``intimate economic and
other relationships between the United States and the nations of
Europe'' and recognized that peace and general welfare on the European
continent are in the national interest of the United States;
Whereas the Marshall Plan helped rebuild a battered Europe, restore peace and
political stability, and reinforce democracy across the continent;
Whereas, under the Marshall Plan, the United States extended an offer of aid to
all countries in Europe, without prejudice, including to the then-Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics;
Whereas the Marshall Pan served as the foundation for transatlantic engagement
and cooperation, which led to the establishment of the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO);
Whereas continued Euro-Atlantic integration and cooperation are key to the
protection of peace and transatlantic values;
Whereas the brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin,
launched on February 24, 2022, threatens the peace and principles at the
core of the transatlantic community;
Whereas continued transatlantic cooperation is vital to holding Vladimir Putin
to account for his war of choice against the Ukrainian people, and
supporting Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty and territorial
integrity amidst unconscionable war crimes committed by the Armed Forces
of the Russian Federation;
Whereas the United States, in cooperation with its allies and partners, is
committed to helping rebuild and protect the democratic Government of
Ukraine;
Whereas direct investment in the United States by European countries exceeds
trillions of dollars annually, which is a direct result of the
prosperous economy in Europe that was aided by investments of the United
States; and
Whereas the German Marshall Fund of the United States, which celebrates its 50th
anniversary in 2022, was established with a gift from Germany to express
appreciation for the support the United States provided to Europe in the
aftermath of World War II: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Economic
Recovery Program (commonly known as the ``Marshall Plan'');
(2) recognizes the role of the Marshall Plan in founding a
transatlantic community committed to the preservation of peace,
prosperity, and democracy;
(3) reaffirms that cooperation with allies and partners in
the transatlantic community to protect shared values and
principles is in the national interest of the United States;
and
(4) congratulates the German Marshall Fund of the United
States on its 50th anniversary and expresses appreciation for
its work to champion cooperation between the United States and
allies and partners in Europe.
Calendar No. 435
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 674
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RESOLUTION
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and recognizing
the role of the Marshall Plan as the foundation of a transatlantic
community committed to the preservation of peace, prosperity, and
democracy.
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July 11, 2022
Reported without amendment