U.S. funds Pacific drug-interdiction effort in 16 island nations.
H.R. 4955 — CLEAN Pacific Act of 2025 · Filed by James (Jim) Moylan (R-GU) · 8 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 12, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill establishes a Pacific Counternarcotics Initiative to help 16 Pacific island nations and territories seize, store, and destroy chemicals used in illegal drug production. The U.S. State Department will lead the effort, working with Defense and Justice departments to provide training, equipment, and infrastructure support. Funding comes from existing foreign aid appropriations under the Foreign Assistance Act.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is a foreign aid program providing technical and material support for drug-precursor chemical seizure and destruction in Pacific nations. It is a straightforward international law-enforcement cooperation measure.
What the text implies
- The bill grants the Secretary of State unilateral authority to add or remove countries from the beneficiary list after only written notification to Congress, potentially expanding the program's scope without formal legislative approval.
- Funding is drawn from existing Foreign Assistance Act appropriations (Section 481), meaning no new budget authority is requested; the program's actual cost depends on how much existing aid is redirected, which is not transparent in the bill.
- The bill requires detailed benchmarks and annual reporting but does not specify consequences if beneficiary countries fail to meet them or if corruption is discovered, creating a potential accountability gap.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill funds international drug-interdiction cooperation in a region identified as a trafficking corridor, reducing the supply of precursor chemicals that feed illicit drug production. U.S. citizens benefit from reduced drug availability and associated crime; Pacific island citizens benefit from improved law enforcement infrastructure and environmental remediation of drug-production waste.
Who stands to gain
- defense contractors (equipment and training provision)
- law enforcement equipment manufacturers
- consulting firms (implementation planning and monitoring)
Named in the bill
Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Fiji, French Polynesia, Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Republic of Palau — and 8 more
Where it stands
8 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
- Aug 12, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 12, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,057 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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