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HR 1579 114th Congress House

United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2015

Official title: To establish United States embassies with consular services in the five countries in the Caribbean with which the United States has diplomatic relations but no… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish United States embassies with consular services in the five countries in the Caribbean with which the United States has diplomatic relations but no permanent diplomatic presence: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Introduced: March 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean areaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDominica
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Government buildings, facilities, and propertyLatin AmericaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 24, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E391-392)
Mar 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of State to establish U.S. embassies with consular services in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines to: (1) provide consular services to citizens of these countries and U.S. citizens living in or traveling to these countries, and (2) engage in direct diplomacy with appropriate government counterparts of these countries.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 24, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 24, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 24, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 24, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1579: United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1579/
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"H.R. 1579: United States-Caribbean Partnership Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1579/.
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H.R. 1579, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1579/.
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