H.R. 1263 · Passed House · International Affairs

Strengthening the Quad Act

What it does

Directs the State Department to seek a working group with Japan, Australia, and India to deepen cooperation on shared interests and values.
Requires a strategy to Congress for bolstering engagement and cooperation with the Quad.
Requires the strategy to summarize current and past Quad initiatives, including economic growth, technology cooperation, energy innovation, and supply chain resilience.
Requires recommendations on how Congress can address barriers to Quad cooperation, new authorities needed for U.S. leadership, and resources to expand successful initiatives.

Official summary

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 growth, technology cooperation, energy innovation, and resilient supply chains. The strategy shall also recommend (1) how Congress can help address certain barriers to implementing and expanding Quad cooperation, (2) new authorities needed to strengthen U.S. leadership in and contributions to Quad initiatives, and (3) additional resources needed to expand successful initiatives.

Latest action

May 20, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations