Strengthening the Quad Act

This bill, called the Strengthening the Quad Act, aims to deepen teamwork among the United States, Australia, India, and Japan (“the Quad”). It tells the State Department to deliver a plan to Congress for stronger cooperation, including what has been done so far and what’s next in areas like economic growth, technology, energy, climate, infrastructure, education, disaster response, supply chains, and health security, plus what new tools and resources are needed and how Congress can help remove roadblocks .

It also seeks to set up a Quad Inter‑Parliamentary Working Group so lawmakers from the four countries can meet regularly. The U.S. group would include up to 24 Members of Congress, meet at least once a year (in the U.S., in another Quad country while Congress is out of session, or online), file a yearly report on its work, and receive regular briefings from senior U.S. officials .

• Who: U.S. Department of State; Members of Congress; partners in Australia, India, and Japan.
• What changes: A written strategy to bolster Quad cooperation; creation of a Quad lawmakers’ working group with rules for membership, meetings, reports, and briefings .
• When: Strategy due within 180 days; talks to set up the working group begin within 60 days of the law taking effect .