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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            Treaties with Floor Status Action in the Current Congress
            Executive Calendar (PDF)|    Executive Calendar Archive (1943-Present)

Research Help

How to Research Treaties

Treaties Search Help (Congress.gov)

Treaty Numbers Conversion Table (Congress.gov)

Treaty Actions State Department publication

The Senate's Role in the Treaty Process

Origins & Foundations: Treaties

Senate Consideration of Treaties (CRS) (PDF)

Treaties and Other International Agreements: The Role in the Senate (GPO-govInfo) (PDF)

Historic Treaty Debates

Advice & Consent: Treaties

Uproar Over Senate Treaty Approval, June 24, 1795

Treaty of Versailles

Woodrow Wilson Submits the Treaty of Versailles July 10, 1919

A Bitter Rejection, November 19, 1919

Political Cartoon: "Lamb from the Slaughter"