[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3992 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3992 To recognize Somaliland of the Federal Republic of Somalia as a separate, independent country. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 12, 2025 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Harrigan) 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Republic of Somaliland Independence Act''. SEC. 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). <all>