Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012
Latest action · Sep 10, 2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012 - Approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau.
Extends funding for: (1) infrastructure maintenance and projects, (2) the Fiscal Consolidation Fund (at a reduced level for FY2012), and (3) specified federal entities.
Assents to specified amendments to the Compact subsidiary agreements.
Authorizes appropriations to the Department of the Interior for postal services related to Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.
States that Congress finds that Palau is eligible for certain U.S. domestic programs.
Prohibits specified funds from being used for: (1) assistance to China or Argentina, (2) the development innovation ventures program, and (3) contributions to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 27, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-FL | David Rivera | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Jun 27, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2012 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred Jul 13, 2012Markup Jul 18, 2012Reported Jul 18, 2012 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2012 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 5, 2012Hearings Sep 10, 2012 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2012Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 18, 2012Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 18, 2012Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jul 13, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Jul 5, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Jun 27, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2012Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4157.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-127 | H.R. 6040, ``CONTINUED FREE ASSOCIATION WITH PALAU ACT OF 2012''; AND H.R. 6147, ``RONALD WILSON REAGAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE UNITED STATES''71 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Sep 10, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-154 | TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT PROVIDING TERMS FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE FREE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND PALAU, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES33 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 18, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To approve the Agreement providing terms for a continuation of the free association between the United States and Palau, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Appropriations
- Argentina
- Asia
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Health programs administration and funding
- Infrastructure development
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Oceania
- Palau
- Postal service
- U.S. Institute of Peace
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- United Nations
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2012Introduced in House
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