H.Res. 952

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 952 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 952

Recognizing the self-determination of Gibraltar to determine its status 
as a British Overseas Territory.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 16, 2025

Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Finstad, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bacon, Ms. 
Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Walkinshaw, 
Mr. Courtney, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs

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RESOLUTION

Recognizing the self-determination of Gibraltar to determine its status 
as a British Overseas Territory.

Whereas the Department of State recognizes Gibraltar as an overseas territory of 
the United Kingdom based on the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht;
Whereas the citizens of Gibraltar have freely and democratically expressed their 
view to remain a British Overseas Territory in 1967 and 2002, when 99.6 
and 98.48 percent of the Gibraltarians, respectively, voted in a popular 
referenda their wish to remain a British Overseas Territory;
Whereas the United States has relied on Gibraltar's military facilities numerous 
times, including America's first overseas military intervention in 1801 
against the Barbary States, World War II, and the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization intervention in 2011 in Libya;
Whereas, during World War II, General Dwight Eisenhower used Gibraltar as his 
headquarters to plan the liberation of North Africa stating, ``Without 
it the vital air cover would not have been quickly established on the 
North African fields.'';
Whereas the security situation in North Africa and the Middle East continues to 
underscore the need for the United States to maintain secure access to 
Gibraltar's military facilities;
Whereas Gibraltar has the right, under the United Nations Charter and the 
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to determine its 
own future; and
Whereas the United Kingdom is a loyal ally that has stood by the United States: 
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
(1) the United States honors the contribution that 
Gibraltar has made to advancing United States security 
interests in the Mediterranean region since 1801 and extends 
its deepest appreciation and thanks to the Government of 
Gibraltar and its citizens; and
(2) the views and rights of Gibraltarians should always be 
imperative in any discussion of Gibraltar's status as a British 
Overseas Territory.
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