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Federal · H.R. 1159 · 118th Congress

Passed · U.S. House vote · Mar 22, 2023

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

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.)

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What it does

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.

Where it stands

Passed the House on Mar 22, 2023. Waiting on the Senate.

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Latest final vote: Passed · U.S. House · Mar 22, 2023

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All votes1 recorded

U.S. House · Mar 22, 2023 · Final passage

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

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By party

PartyYesNoPresentNot voting
Republican183002
Democratic1576014
Democrat5001
Independent1000
By state (48)
StateYesNoPresentNot voting
AL6000
AR4000
AZ6001
CA45006
CO5000
CT5000
DE1000
FL23001
GA11000
HI2000
IA4000
ID2000
IL14102
IN7000
KS3000
KY6000
LA5000
MA7101
MD5000
ME2000
MI12000
MN6100
MO5001
MS4000
MT1000
NC9000
NE3000
NH1000
NJ8001
NM2001
NV4000
NY19100
OH13000
OK4001
OR4000
PA14100
RI1000
SC6000
SD1000
TN7001
TX31101
UT3000
VA7000
VT1000
WA8000
WI7000
WV1000
WY1000

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HistoryMar 22, 2023
  1. Mar 22, 2023U.S. House: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed ↗

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Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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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