US Congress · H.R. 1263 · Passed the House

Strengthening the Quad Act

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced 2025-02-12

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Strengthening the Quad Act” Read the full text

International Affairs

What it does

Strengthening the Quad Act This bill directs the Department of State to seek to establish a working group with Japan, Australia, and India to facilitate closer cooperation on shared interests and values. (The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, also known as the Quad, is a coalition comprised of the United States and these three countries.) The bill also requires the State Department to report to Congress a strategy for bolstering engagement and cooperation with the Quad. The strategy shall summarize current and past Quad initiatives, including those to promote broad-based and inclusive economic

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · 2025-02-12

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-05-19

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version rfs (Referred in Senate), as published by GovInfo

official

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT FIRST (APSE)via RIDGE POLICY GROUP

6 filings

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITIESvia RIDGE POLICY GROUP

6 filings

COUNCIL OF STATE ADMINISTRATORS OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (CSAVR)via RIDGE POLICY GROUP

3 filings

From 15 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (2025-05-20).