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Treaties

Under Article II, section II of the Constitution, the Senate must advice and consent to ratification of treaties that have been negotiated and agreed to by the president.


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            Executive Calendar   Executive Calendar Archive (1997-present)

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            Treaties Search Help (Thomas)
            Treaty Numbers Conversion Table (Thomas)

Treaty Actions   State Department publication

The Senate's Role in the Treaty Process

            Origins & Development: Treaties
            Senate Consideration of Treaties CRS (pdf)
            Treaties and Other International Agreements: The Role in the Senate CRS (pdf)

Historic Treaty Debates

        Advice & Consent: Treaties
        Uproar Over Senate Treaty Approval, June 24, 1795
        Woodrow Wilson Addresses the Senate, July 10, 1919
        Treaty of Versailles
            The Treaty of Versailles
            A Bitter Rejection, November 19, 1919
            Political Cartoon: "Lamb from the Slaughter"
            The Irreconcilables

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