Taiwan

Federal
US Congress 113th Congress

Taiwan Travel Act [HR-185]
Taiwan Travel Act - States that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) allow all high-level officials of Taiwan to enter the United States or its embassies and consulates under conditions which demonstrate appropriate respect for the dignity of such leaders; (2) allow meetings between all high-level Taiwanese and U.S. executive department officials, including the Department of State and Department of Defense (DOD); and (3) allow the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and all other Taiwanese instrumentalities to conduct official business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kerry Bentivolio Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/06/2013

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Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed agreement for cooperation between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. [HJR-109]
Favors the proposed agreement for peaceful nuclear energy cooperation between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States transmitted to Congress by the President on January 7, 2014.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 02/10/2014

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Expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan and its 23,000,000 people deserve membership in the United Nations. [HCR-55]
Expresses the sense of Congress that Taiwan deserves United Nations (U.N.) membership.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 09/17/2013

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Urging the Government of Taiwan to grant former President Chen Shui-bian medical parole to ensure that he receives the highest level of medical attention. [HCR-46]
Urges the government of Taiwan to grant former President Chen Shui-bian medical parole to ensure that he receives the highest level of medical attention.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 08/16/2013

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes. [HCR-29]
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should abandon the One China Policy in favor of a One China, One Taiwan Policy that recognizes Taiwan's sovereignty and independence; (2) the President should begin the process of resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; and (3) the President, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and other relevant U.S. officials should support Taiwan's full participation in the United Nations (U.N.) and any other international organization of which the United States (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/06/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014

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To promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of the South China Sea dispute. [HB-772]
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should: (1) reaffirm U.S. support for the peaceful resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea; (2) condemn the use of threats or force by naval, maritime security, and fishing vessels from China in the South China Sea and the East China Sea as well as the use of force by North Korea in the Yellow Sea; (3) welcome the diplomatic efforts to resolve these disputes by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 03/15/2013

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5013]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-499, By Ms. Granger. on 06/27/2014

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Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act [HB-4495]
Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) report to the congressional defense committees on the U.S. Pacific Command's munitions strategy for the next ten years, (2) appoint a Director of Defense Unmanned Systems, and (3) enter into an agreement with an independent entity to assess anti-access and area-denial capabilities that pose a threat to the United States and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and strategies to mitigate such threats. Requires the Director of DOD's Office of Net Assessment to assess (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Colleen Hanabusa Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 06/10/2014

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Taiwan Policy Act of 2013 [HB-419]
Taiwan Policy Act of 2013 - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or supersede the Taiwan Relations Act. States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) support Taiwan and the human rights of its people, (2) permit senior leaders of Taiwan to enter the United States under conditions of appropriate respect and permit meetings between high level Taiwanese and U.S. officials in all U.S. executive departments, and (3) sign a comprehensive extradition agreement. Authorizes the President to: (1) accept a letter of request from Taiwan (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 08/01/2013

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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-3979]
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before June 1, 2014. (Authority for payment of unemployment compensation expired on December 31, 2013. This amendment authorizes payment of compensation for the entire period between January 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014.) (Sec. 3) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Signed By President. on 12/19/2014

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Naval Vessel Transfer and Arms Export Control Amendments Act of 2013 [HB-3470]
Taiwan Relations Act Affirmation and Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2014 - Title I: Affirmation of Importance of Taiwan Relations Act and Transfer of Naval Vessels to Taiwan - (Sec. 101) States that Congress: (1) reaffirms its commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act as the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations; (2) reaffirms its support for Taiwan's democratic institutions; (3) reaffirms that peace in the Taiwan Strait should be maintained to the benefit of the Asia-Pacific region; (4) supports the U.S. commitment to Taiwan's security in accord with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 04/08/2014

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2855]
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2014 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) educational and cultural exchange programs; (5) representation allowances; (6) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) emergencies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-185, By Ms. Granger. on 07/30/2013

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To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes. [HB-1151]
Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the next triennial International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly to be held in September 2013 in Montreal, Canada; and (2) instruct the U.S. Mission to the ICAO to officially request observer status for Taiwan at the Assembly and other related meetings, activities, and mechanisms, and urge ICAO member states to support Taiwan observer status and participation in the ICAO. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress, in unclassified form, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Signed By President. on 07/12/2013

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State (Michigan)
Michigan 97th Legislature

A concurrent resolution to invite the Republic of China (Taiwan) to enter into a sister-state relationship with the state of Michigan. [SCR-8]
A concurrent resolution to invite the Republic of China (Taiwan) to enter into a sister-state relationship with the state of Michigan.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Martin Howrylak Received In House on 03/27/2014

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CTF Act China Task Force Act [HB-12]
Enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 10/21/2020

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Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2020 [S.4813]
Contains provisions pertaining to the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. The director of the American Institute in Taiwan's Taipei office shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. (The United States does not have official relations with Taiwan as a result of China's position that Taiwan is part of China. The American Institute in Taiwan is a private organization that represents U.S. interests in Taiwan and provides consular services.) No U.S. government department or agency may formally or informally recognize China's claims of sovereignty (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/20/2020

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2013 Regular Session

Stating findings of the Legislature and reaffirming the State of Idaho's commitment to the strong and deepening relationship between the State of Idaho and Taiwan and encouraging ongoing participation in organizations that improve public safety, health and trade. [SCR-104]
Stating findings of the Legislature and reaffirming the State of Idaho's commitment to the strong and deepening relationship between the State of Idaho and Taiwan and encouraging ongoing participation in organizations that improve public safety, health and trade.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Reported Delivered To The Secretary Of State On 03/08/13 on 03/11/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sister State relationship between Texas and Taiwan and welcoming Steve Hsia, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston. [HR-1195]
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sister State relationship between Texas and Taiwan and welcoming Steve Hsia, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Hubert Vo Reported Enrolled on 04/15/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Expressing support for the expansion of Taiwan's role in the international community. [HR-1194]
Expressing support for the expansion of Taiwan's role in the international community.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Angie Button Placed On Local, Consent, And Res. Calendar on 05/08/2013

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