H.R. 361 – Make Greenland Great Again Act

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The Make Greenland Great Again Act authorizes the President to open negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to purchase Greenland. It sets a start date for those talks, mandates rapid reporting of any deal to the relevant congressional committees, and provides a 60‑day review period for Congress before the agreement takes effect. The bill would affect U.S. foreign policy and the territorial status of Greenland, a Danish autonomous region.

Key Provisions

Allows the President, starting at 12:01 p.m. EST on Jan. 20, 2025, to begin negotiations with Denmark to acquire Greenland for the United States.
Requires the President to send any agreement reached, plus all related documents, to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee within five days of the agreement.
Gives Congress a 60‑day window to review the agreement; if Congress does not pass a joint resolution disapproving it within that time, the agreement automatically becomes law.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

January 13, 2025

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Introduced in House

January 13, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

January 13, 2025

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Rep. Neal P. DunnR-FL-2 · Jan 15, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 361.

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 13, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 361

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 13, 2025

Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Babin, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Luna, and Mr. Owens) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To authorize the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Make Greenland Great Again Act.

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Authorization to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark

(a)

In general

Congress hereby authorizes the President, beginning at 12:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 20, 2025, to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.

(b)

Transmission of agreement

Not later than 5 calendar days after reaching an agreement with the Kingdom of Denmark relating to the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, the President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees the agreement, including all related materials and annexes.

(c)

Period of review by Congress of agreement

(1)

In general

The period for congressional review for any agreement described in subsection (a) shall be 60 calendar days from the date on which the President transmits to the appropriate Congressional committees the agreement for the acquisition of Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark.

(2)

Effective date

If no joint resolution of disapproval is enacted by Congress within the 60-calendar day period, the agreement described in subsection (a) shall be in effect and take the full force of law.

(d)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—

(1)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(2)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.