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S. 2697: United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Act

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S. 2697: United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Act

Plain summary

United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Act - Establishes in the Department of State the position of U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). Expresses the sense of Congress that a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific should be designated as the Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs.

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Official text

United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2697, United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Act (2006-06-08); CBO cost estimate: S. 2697, United States Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Act (2006-06-08)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s2697 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109