HR 3429
Passed a chamber
Directs the Secretary of State to seek a written agreement with Japan and South Korea to create a trilateral inter-parliamentary dialogue, and sets up a U.S. group of up to eight members of Congress to represent the United States in it.
Official title: US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
15-MAY-2025
Referred
15-MAY-2025
Approved by committee
22-JUL-2025
Passed
08-JUN-2026
Senate
Received
09-JUN-2026
- Requires the Secretary of State, within 180 days of enactment, to seek negotiations with Japan and South Korea toward a written agreement establishing the dialogue.
- Creates a United States Group of up to eight Members of Congress, with two appointed by each of the four congressional leaders, once the three governments reach such an agreement.
- Sets two-year appointments, alternates the chair and vice chair between the House and Senate delegations with each new Congress, and directs the group to meet with Japanese and South Korean legislators at least annually.
- Requires the group to report annually on its spending to the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees, and allows it to accept gifts or donations subject to ethics committee review.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (15-MAY-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 08-JUN-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Foreign Affairs Committee (House)
- Foreign Relations Committee (Senate)
International Affairs
■ 12 D■ 8 R
12 Democrats
8 Republicans