HR 1159 · 118th Congress · International Affairs

To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.

Introduced 2023-02-24· Sponsored by Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2023-03-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2023-03-22
Roll #145
Yea 404Nay 7
Democrats
188 Yea·7 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2023-03-22
Roll #145
Yea 404Nay 7
Democrats
188 Yea·7 Nay
Republicans
216 Yea·0 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.) Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect. The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.…

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H.R. 1159, A bill to amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines

Mar 9, 2023

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 28, 2023

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Cosponsors (6)

3 Democrats3 Republicans