House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative Act
Official title: To require Homeland Security Investigations to establish the Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative to strengthen the United States strategic partnerships and ability to combat transnational criminal organizations in the Pacific region, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ed Case D-HIWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 29, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 29, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9508.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 108, June 29, 2026, Page H4317):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9508, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9508
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), James Moylan (R-GU), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ed Case.
- H.R. 4219 (119th) National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025
- H.Con.Res. 24 (119th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha I.
- H.R. 3332 (119th) Pacific Partnership Act
- H.Res. 1593 (119th) Recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and…
- H.Res. 774 (119th) Expressing support for the recognition of the month of October 2025 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and…
- H.R. 562 (119th) BLUE Pacific Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.