HR1263Passed House

Strengthening the Quad Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-12
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Sponsor

Gregory W. Meeks
Gregory W. Meeks
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (645 recorded votes)

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Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (5)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2025-05-20

Source: Congress.gov

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Plain-English Summary

Strengthening the Quad Act This bill directs the Department of State to seek to establish a working group with Japan, Australia, and India to facilitate closer cooperation on shared interests and values. (The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Quad, is a coalition comprised of the United States and these three countries.) The bill also requires the State Department to report to Congress a strategy for bolstering engagement and cooperation with the Quad. The strategy shall summarize current and past Quad initiatives, including those to promote broad-based and inclusive economic growth, technology cooperation, energy innovation, and resilient supply chains. The strategy shall also recommend (1) how Congress can help address certain barriers to implementing and expanding Quad cooperation, (2) new authorities needed to strengthen U.S. leadership in and contributions to Quad initiatives, and (3) additional resources needed to expand successful initiatives.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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International Affairs
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