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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4490
PARTNER Act
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Introduced 2025-07-17Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceProviding Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations Act or the PARTNER Act This bill authorizes the President to extend diplomatic immunities and privileges provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act, including immunity from certain lawsuits and exemption from property taxes, to specified international regional and research organizations. Specifically, the bill authorizes the President to extend these immunities and privileges to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a regional organization with 10 members including Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam; the Pacific Islands Forum, a regional organization with 18 members including Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea; the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a regional organization with 15 members and 6 associate members including Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, and Saint Lucia; and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), an international research organization focused on particle physics. The bill also authorizes the President to extend to the permanent observer mission of the African Union to the United Nations the privileges and immunities provided to permanent missions to the United Nations of member states.
Sponsors
- Joaquin Castro Democrat sponsor
- 7 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2025-09-02 | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-09-02 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-09-02 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3734) | |
| 2025-09-02 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3734) | floor pass | |
| 2025-09-02 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4490. | |
| 2025-09-02 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3734-3736) | |
| 2025-09-02 | House | Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-07-22 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2025-07-22 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-07-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-07-17 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-07-17 | Introduced in House | introduce |