119th (2025–2027)
S.Res. 816
This Senate resolution commemorates 35 years of independence for the five Central Asian nations—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—which broke away from the Soviet Union between August and December 1991. It formally congratulates these countries and affirms the growing strategic partnership between the United States and the region, citing cooperation on counterterrorism, trade, energy security, and initiatives like the Middle Corridor trade route. The resolution also expresses support for each nation's sovereign right to set its own foreign policy and security alliances free from outside pressure, and declares that their independence and territorial integrity are essential to stability across Eurasia. As a resolution rather than a law, it carries symbolic and diplomatic weight but does not create binding policy, allocate funding, or set implementation timelines. It affects U.S. foreign relations posture toward these five countries and signals congressional support for deepening ties in the C5+1 diplomatic framework.