A resolution recognizing the United States-Philippines alliance on the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the 75th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines, and the 10th anniversary of the landmark arbitral award upholding Manila's sovereignty against escalating aggression and lawfare by the People's Republic of China in the South China Sea.

In plain language: This resolution recognizes the 80th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Philippines and the 75th anniversary of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Philippines. The resolution also condemns China's refusal to accept the result of an arbitration initiated by the Philippines under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea related to China's actions in the South China Sea.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.