Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley from Oregon and Republican Senator Bill Hagerty from Tennessee have jointly introduced a resolution in the house reaffirming America's recognition of 'Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India'.

• This resolution is in response to the recent clash between India and China along the Line of Actual Control in the Eastern Sector, which has been the most significant conflict in six years.
• Merkley teamed up with Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) to present a bipartisan Senate resolution that comes in connection with the clash between India and China in the Eastern Sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that has been going on for six years.