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PARTNER with ASEAN Act of 2025
To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to authorize the President to extend diplomatic privileges and immunities to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Under this authorization, ASEAN would receive the same diplomatic privileges and immunities that the United States extends to other public international organizations in which the United States participates. The President would determine the specific terms and conditions under which these privileges and immunities are granted to ASEAN.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Joaquin Castro’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- AVANZAR INTERIOR TECHNOLOGIES $6,600
- HARTMAN FOUNDATION $6,600
- GEORGE SALINAS INJURY LAWYERS $4,300
- RX MEDIA $4,300
- CANTU CONSTRUCTION $3,300
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Joaquin Castro → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jun 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 10, 2025
Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as an international organization for purposes of the International Organizations Immunities Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This act may be cited as the “Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act of 2025” or the “PARTNER with ASEAN Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS.
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 18. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS.
“Under such terms and conditions as the President shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the provisions of this title to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as it may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for such participation.”. <all>
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