Calling for the annulment of the Monroe Doctrine and the development of a "New Good Neighbor" policy in order to foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation between the United States and its Latin American and Caribbean neighbors.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
H.Res. 1056 calls on Congress to annul the historic Monroe Doctrine and create a “New Good Neighbor” policy aimed at improving diplomatic and economic ties with Latin American and Caribbean nations. The resolution argues that past interpretations of the doctrine have led to U.S. interference in the region and that a revised approach would foster deeper, more effective cooperation. It affects U.S. foreign policy and the relationship between the United States and its southern neighbors.
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