The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 3429 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Ami Bera (D)

US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act

Establishes a US-Japan-South Korea Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue with eight congressional representatives.

Tradeoff

Creates a new regular legislative dialogue among the three countries to strengthen regional cooperation. Requires the State Department to negotiate a formal agreement within 180 days.

What's in it

See official bill text

Less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period, subject to .

The $500,000 or less is the federal administrative cost to establish and operate an inter-parliamentary working group; the policy's real value lies in diplomatic coordination with Japan and South Korea, not in large federal expenditures.

H.R. 3429, US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act · Aug 2025

Passed the House by on June 8, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 15, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Foreign Affairs(May 15, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 47 - 3(Jul 22, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 8, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Foreign Relations(Jun 9, 2026)