US Congress Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Engrossed on May 2 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

This concurrent resolution affirms that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances will remain cornerstones of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. It encourages increasing engagement between the United States and Taiwan and states that the President should conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan. (The United States made the Six Assurances to Taiwan in 1982, stating that it will not pressure Taiwan to negotiate with China and that it has not agreed to consult with China prior to any arms sales to Taiwan.)

A concurrent resolution reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and to the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act.

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-05-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2019-05-02	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-02	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-02	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-02	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-05-02	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-05-02	House	Received in the House.
2019-04-30	Senate	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 4/4/2019 S2280-2281)
2019-04-30	Senate	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2525)
2019-04-04	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HR273 (Related) 2019-05-07 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/13/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sconres13/BILLS-116sconres13is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sconres13/BILLS-116sconres13es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sconres13/BILLS-116sconres13ats.pdf