To require a strategy for bolstering engagement and cooperation between the United States… — House Roll Call 132
Passed in the House on May 19, 2025 · 334 Yea, 51 Nay, 47 Not Voting
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 1263 Strengthening the Quad Act
In plain English: This bill requires the State Department to develop a strategy for increasing cooperation with Australia, India, and Japan, and to work towards creating a joint parliamentary group with these countries. The strategy will outline current and past initiatives and suggest ways Congress can support and expand this cooperation.
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 summari…
Vote Breakdown by Party
Republican: 142 Yea, 50 Nay, 26 not voting/present.
Democrat: 191 Yea, 1 Nay, 21 not voting/present.
Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.
Members Who Voted Against Their Party
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) voted Nay while most Democrats voted Yea.
Aaron Bean (R-FL) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Nicholas Begich (R-AK) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Sheri Biggs (R-SC) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Lauren Boebert (R-CO) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Josh Brecheen (R-OK) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Tim Burchett (R-TN) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Eric Burlison (R-MO) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.
Katherine Cammack (R-FL) voted Nay while most Republicans voted Yea.