H.R. 406Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act

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Sponsor: Joaquin Castro [D-TX-20]
Cosponsors: 24 · 17 Democrats · 7 Republicans
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Mar 27, 2023 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedJan 20, 2023
Passed the HouseMar 23, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act or the PARTNER with ASEAN Act

This bill establishes that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shall be covered by the International Organizations Immunities Act, which provides immunities and privileges to certain international organizations, such as immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes.

(ASEAN is Southeast Asia's primary multilateral organization. It has 10 member nations, including Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 406 as passed House on Mar 23, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 148

House Mar 23, 2023

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

PARTNER with ASEAN Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

388 Yea 33 Nay 14 not voting

Crossed both parties 33 of 421 voting members broke with their own party: 33 Republicans.

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All members435 members

Democratic213 members

Republican222 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors24 · 17 Democrats · 7 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 406 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 4061 organization

Organizations that named H.R. 406 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

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