Southeast Asia Strategy Act
Latest action · Apr 20, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 19, 2021
- 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 energy innovation; and (3) a summary of ongoing efforts to promote human rights and democracy and strengthen the rule of law.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2021 to Apr 1, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Feb 15, 2021 |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Apr 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 1, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 1, 2021 |
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 Feb 15, 2021Markup Mar 25, 2021 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Apr 20, 2021 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Apr 19, 2021Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 19, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1944-1945)
- Apr 19, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1083.
- Apr 19, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1944)
- Apr 19, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 25, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 25, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 15, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2021Referred 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 H1944, H1945Text printed H1944 | Ann Wagner R-MO, Joaquin Castro D-TX | Apr 19, 2021 |
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
- Apr 6, 2021H.R. 1083, Southeast Asia Strategy ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 25, 2021
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. 117-20 | MARKUP OF H.R. 391, H.R. 1079, H.R. 1145, H.R. 1500, H.R. 1158, H.R. 1083, H.R. 1392, H.R. 1464, H.R. 256, H.R. 2118, H.Res. 245, H.R. 1934397 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 25, 2021 |
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.
- Alliances
- ASEAN countries
- Asia
- Brunei
- Burma
- Cambodia
- Collective security
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Economic development
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Indonesia
- Infrastructure development
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Pacific Ocean
- Philippines
- Public-private cooperation
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Singapore
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
- Thailand
- Transportation safety and security
- Vietnam
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2021Referred in Senate
- Apr 19, 2021Engrossed in House
- Feb 15, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
