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[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASE:H.R. 7159.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Bolstering US Engagement in the Pacific Islands region.[Page H365]
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H.R. 7159, Pacific Partnership Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59988
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 6, 2024
International Affairs
- Australia
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- Congressional oversight
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- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
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- Economic development
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- Japan
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- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
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- Marine and inland water transportation
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- Micronesia
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- Natural disasters
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- New Zealand
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- Pacific Ocean
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- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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- Taiwan
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International Affairs
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Pacific Partnership Act
This bill establishes requirements related to U.S. engagement with the Pacific Islands region. Specifically, the bill
- requires the President to periodically develop and submit to Congress a Strategy for Pacific Partnership, including overarching goals for U.S. engagement in the Pacific Islands region;
- extends certain diplomatic immunities to the Pacific Islands Forum;
- requires the President to report to Congress on the implementation of the Strategy for Pacific Partnership; and
- expresses that the President should consult and coordinate with allies and partners in the Pacific Islands region with respect to programs that provide assistance to the region.

Pacific Partnership Act
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Pacific Partnership Act
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Pacific Partnership Act
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Pacific Partnership Act
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Pacific Partnership Act
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To bolster United States engagement with the Pacific Islands region, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T22:12:05Z
Introduced in House
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  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr7159rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr7159rfs.xml
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2024-09-09T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr7159eh/xml/BILLS-118hr7159eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2024-01-31T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr7159ih/xml/BILLS-118hr7159ih.xml
2024-09-10
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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