BLUE Pacific Act
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Boosting Long-term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Act or the BLUE Pacific Act
This bill requires and authorizes activities related to U.S. foreign policy in the Pacific Islands, which includes the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu.
The bill authorizes various activities in the Pacific Islands, including to
- assist the Pacific Islands to improve public health outcomes and build public health capacity;
- assist efforts to promote the dissemination of free and accurate information;
- promote educational and professional development for young adult leaders and professionals;
- provide assistance to promote sustainable and quality basic education in the Pacific Islands;
- build the capacity of local civilian and national security institutions;
- expand trade capacity and promote regional development;
- help enhance preparedness for and resilience to natural disasters and other emergencies, including by improving critical infrastructure;
- support sustainable fisheries policies and marine biodiversity conservation;
- support efforts to expand access to broadband and improve telecommunications infrastructure; and
- help improve cybersecurity, including by providing assistance to develop and implement incident response plans and risk management frameworks.
The bill also requires (1) the Department of State to help Pacific Island countries access development support from international organizations, (2) the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to seek to enter into investment incentive agreements with Pacific Islands countries, and (3) the Department of Commerce to expand the presence of the U.S. Commercial Service and increase the number foreign commercial officers in the Pacific Islands.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2023 to Jul 9, 2024, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jul 11, 2023 |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Jul 28, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jan 22, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jul 9, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, 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.
- Jul 11, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E656-657)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Economic development
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Fiji
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Infrastructure development
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marshall Islands
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Telephone and wireless communication
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
- Vanuatu
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
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