U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1492: Reaffirming the enduring partnership between the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and its eighteen members and the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in advancing a peaceful, resilient, and prosperous Blue Pacific.
Status: In committee, August 27, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 27, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1492 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2026 Mr. Case (for himself, Ms. Tokuda , Mrs. Radewagen , and Ms. King-Hinds ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Reaffirming the enduring partnership between the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and its eighteen members and the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in advancing a peaceful, resilient, and prosperous Blue Pacific. Whereas the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum and adopted its current name in 1999 to reflect the evolving identity and inclusivity of its membership across the Blue Pacific region; Whereas the PIF's member states of Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Naoero, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu are home to roughly 46,500,000 people, and are spread across an expanse of the Pacific Ocean about the size of the continent of Africa; Whereas the PIF serves as the region's premier political and economic policy organization, providing a platform for Pacific Island …
Sponsors
- Ed Case (D, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Jill Tokuda (D, HD-002)
- Amata Radewagen (R, HD-000)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R, HD-000)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- : Submitted in House
- : Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E812-813)
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HR1492?
- HR1492 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Reaffirming the enduring partnership between the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and its eighteen members and the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in advancing a peaceful, resilient, and prosperous Blue Pacific.
- What is the status of HR1492?
- In committee as of August 27, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (August 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1492?
- Ed Case (D, HD-001), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1492?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1492
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