HJRES 96 United States House · 118th Congress

Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023

This bill approves new agreements that amend the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It incorporates related agreements including fiscal procedures and trust fund agreements that govern how U.S. funding is managed and distributed to these nations. The bill provides funding for 2024-2043 to support programs like healthcare, education, veterans' services, and economic development in the Freely Associated States. It establishes reporting requirements and oversight mechanisms for federal agencies implementing these agreements. The bill directly affects U.S. federal agencies, the Freely Associated States, and U.S. funding mechanisms for these Pacific Island nations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 2, 2023 Last action Dec 19, 2024
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16
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.
lower
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
lower
Dec 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-785, Part I.
lower
Nov 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Accountability, Agriculture, 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.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 42 co-sponsors

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