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.
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Latest Action · February 10, 2026
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.
H.Res. 1056 is a non-binding resolution calling for the United States to formally abandon the Monroe Doctrine—a 200-year-old foreign policy framework—and replace it with a "New Good Neighbor" policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean. The resolution contends that the Monroe Doctrine has been misused to justify centuries of U.S. military interventions, coups, occupations, and support for authoritarian regimes in the region, and argues that this era of unilateral U.S. dominance should end. To rebuild relations, the resolution proposes concrete steps including lifting unilateral sanctions (particularly the Cuba embargo), declassifying archives on past U.S.-backed coups, reforming the Organization of American States, and shifting to multilateral cooperation on issues like climate change and development rather than pursuing unilateral action. The resolution does not authorize any funding or establish a specific timeline for implementation, as it is advisory in nature rather than establishing binding law.
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