# 119-hr-1263: Strengthening the Quad Act

119-hr-1263, Strengthening the Quad Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1263
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening the Quad Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Strengthens U.S. cooperation with Japan, India, and Australia to build a free, open, and resilient Indo-Pacific.** The bill directs the State Department to seek a Quad working group and to deliver a strategy that summarizes past Quad initiatives and recommends authorities and resources to expand cooperation.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 334 | 51 |

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1263 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1263)

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- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1263 (as of 2026-07-15).