HR 1632 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Southeast Asia Strategy Act

Introduced Mar 7, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Ann Wagner R-MO

Latest action · Sep 25, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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.

IntroducedMar 7, 2019
Passed HouseSep 24, 2019
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Southeast Asia Strategy Act

This bill directs the Department of State to submit to Congress a strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The strategy shall include various elements including (1) an identification of enduring U.S. interests in the region and efforts to bolster ASEAN's effectiveness; (2) a list of ongoing and planned initiatives to strengthen U.S. relationships in the region, including efforts to promote inclusive economic growth and to combat climate change; and (3) a summary of ongoing efforts to promote human rights and democracy and strengthen the rule of law.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2019 to Jun 20, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-TX	Joaquin Castro	Original	Mar 7, 2019
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho	Original	Mar 7, 2019
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Apr 8, 2019
R-FL	Brian J. Mast		May 10, 2019
D-CA	Brad Sherman		Jun 18, 2019
R-PA	Brian K. Fitzpatrick		Jun 18, 2019
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jun 19, 2019
D-MN	Dean Phillips		Jun 20, 2019

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 Mar 7, 2019Markup Jun 20, 2019
	East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee	Referred Mar 25, 2019
Senate	Foreign Relations Committee	Referred Sep 25, 2019

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 25, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 24, 2019Mr. Levin (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 24, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7875-7877)
Sep 24, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1632.
Sep 24, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7875)
Sep 24, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 20, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
Mar 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H7875–H7877Text printed H7875	Andy Levin D-MI, Ann Wagner R-MO, Michael T. McCaul R-TX	Sep 24, 2019

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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jun 28, 2019H.R. 1632, Southeast Asia Strategy ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 20, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and 18 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 41, March 7, 2019, page H2586.

Printed hearings 1

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. 116-49	MARKUP OF H.R. 3190, BURMA Act of 2019; H.R. 2327, Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act; H.R. 1632, Southeast Asia Strategy Act; H.R. 3252, Global Respect Act; H.Res. 259, H.Res. 432, H.Res. 441, H.Res. 444, H.R. 2229, First Responders Passport Act of 2019204 pages	Foreign Affairs Committee	Jun 20, 2019

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 6828	Southeast Asia Strategy Act	Reintroduction of	Sep 13, 2018

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To require a strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Southeast Asia Strategy Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Southeast Asia Strategy Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text: Southeast Asia Strategy Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 25, 2019Referred in Senate
Sep 24, 2019Engrossed in House
Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House

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