US Congress Senate Bill 878 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the President to review the Department of State's guidance on diplomatic practice with Taiwan and to reissue such guidance to the relevant executive branch departments and agencies. It also directs the President to report to Congress on the results of the review and on the implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act, which states that it is U.S. policy to allow and encourage engagement between U.S. and Taiwanese officials. The Department of Defense shall make efforts to include Taiwanese forces in bilateral and multilateral military exercises to bolster Taiwan's defense capabilities. The bill states that Taiwan is an important part of U.S. strategy in the region and urges the United States to conduct regular transfers of defense articles to enhance Taiwan's self-defense capabilities.

Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019

Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]
Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB2002 (Related) 2019-05-08 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/878/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s878/BILLS-116s878is.pdf