US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act
Latest action · Jun 9, 2026 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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 8, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act
This bill requires the Department of State to seek to enter negotiations with the governments of Japan and South Korea with the goal of establishing regular trilateral meetings (referred to as the US-Japan-ROK Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue) to facilitate closer cooperation on shared interests and values.
The bill sets forth membership requirements for a group representing the United States in such meetings. The group must be composed of not more than eight Members of Congress appointed by congressional leaders to serve for a term of two years.
The bill also sets forth guidance and requirements for meeting frequency and location, group leadership, gifts and donations, expenditures, and reports.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | May 15, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 29, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jul 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jul 22, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 1, 2025 |
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 May 15, 2025Markup Jul 22, 2025 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2026 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jun 8, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3945-3946)
- Jun 8, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3945-3947)
- Jun 8, 2026Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 8, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3429.
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 H3945–H3947Text printed H3945 | Ami Bera D-CA, Brian J. Mast R-FL | Jun 8, 2026 |
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
- Aug 5, 2025H.R. 3429, US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 22, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 82, May 15, 2025, page H2104.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-150 | PROTECTING FLORIDA'S SENIORS: FIGHTING FRAUD AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION49 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | Aug 7, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an inter-parliamentary dialogue to facilitate closer cooperation between the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea on shared interests and values.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To establish an inter-parliamentary dialogue to facilitate closer cooperation between the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea on shared interests and values.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jun 8, 2026Engrossed in House
- May 15, 2025Introduced 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.
