U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act
- Last Action
- 4/19/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-19Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2023-04-19Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-19 (00)
U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act
This bill requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a qualified individual to serve as Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum. (The Pacific Islands Forum is a regional political and economic policy organization with 18 member nations.)
The Special Envoy may not concurrently serve as a U.S. ambassador to an individual country.
The Special Envoy shall represent the United States in its role as a dialogue partner to the Pacific Islands Forum.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Gary Peters (D-MI)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
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