PARTNER Act

Summary

Providing 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.

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Timeline

1. 17 July 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 July 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 July 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 July 2025

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

5. 22 July 2025

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

   Source: Committee

6. 2 September 2025

   Passed

   The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

7. 2 September 2025

   Passed

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Floor

8. 2 September 2025

   Passed

   On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3734)

   Source: Floor

9. 2 September 2025

   Passed

   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)

   Source: Floor

10. 2 September 2025

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4490.

    Source: Floor

11. 2 September 2025

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3734-3736)

    Source: Floor

12. 2 September 2025

    Floor

    Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

13. 3 September 2025

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

4 official files

• Referred in Senate

  Referred in Senate · EN · 3 September 2025

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• Engrossed in House

  Engrossed in House · EN · 2 September 2025

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• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 July 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 July 2025

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Sponsors

• Joaquin Castro · D · Sponsor
• Young Kim · R · Sponsor
• Johnny Olszewski · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Ed Case · D · Sponsor
• Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Bill Foster · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick · D · Sponsor
• Gregory Meeks · D · Sponsor
• · ssfr00 · Standing
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