H.R. 2085: To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-08 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 860.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 860. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. If Palau withdraws more than $9 million from the trust fund set up by the Compact in FY2018, certain amounts will be withheld from Palau until it reimburses the fund for the total amounts withdrawn that exceeded $9 million in FY2018. Certain funds may be released to replenish that trust fund, however, if the United States and Palau have arranged to advance funds during FY2018 from the trust fund for specified allowable purposes. The bill authorizes appropriations to: (1) subsidize postal services to Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia for FY2018-FY2024; and (2) carry out specified federal responsibilities under the Compact. The bill also repeals specified offset requirements. FY2018 funding is provided to reduce government arrears of Palau. FY2018-FY2023 additional economic assistance, and FY2018 funding for infrastructure projects, are provided. Specified passport requirements are revised.

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Official text

To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2085, a bill to approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes (2017-06-13)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2085.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2085 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115