A bill to address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
Latest action · Jun 14, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-235.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2004
- Passed SenateMay 6, 2004
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2004
- To the PresidentJun 2, 2004
- Became lawJun 14, 2004Public Law 108-235
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 29, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) initiate, and instruct the U.S. delegation to implement, a plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual World Health Assembly summit in May 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland; and (2) introduce a resolution in support of observer status for Taiwan at such summit. Directs the Secretary to report no later than April 1 of each year on the U.S. plan to obtain observer status for Taiwan at such annual World Health Assembly summit.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2004 to Apr 29, 2004; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Feb 12, 2004 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Feb 24, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Apr 29, 2004 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 29, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2004Markup Apr 29, 2004Reported Apr 29, 2004 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2004Signed by President.
- Jun 14, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-235.
- Jun 2, 2004Presented to President.
- May 20, 2004Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 5/21/2004 H3457-3458)
- May 20, 2004Mr. DeLay asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- May 20, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR 5/21/2004 H3457-3458)
- May 20, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 10, 2004Received in the House.
- May 10, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House. (consideration: CR S5021-5022; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S5021-5022)
- May 10, 2004Held at the desk.
- May 6, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 29, 2004Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 29, 2004Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Apr 29, 2004Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 492.
- Feb 12, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 3, 2004S. 2092, A bill to address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations</p>
- May 3, 2004S. 2092, A bill to address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health OrganizationCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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| 96-647 | Water Infrastructure Financing: History of EPA Appropriations | Report | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R44996 | Taiwan: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Oct 30, 2017 |
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| RL32732 | Veterans’ Medical Care Funding: FY1995-FY2004 Archived | Report | Jan 14, 2005 |
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Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3793 | Concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. | Related bill | Feb 10, 2004 |
| HR 4019 | To address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. | Related bill | Apr 22, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 6, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 29, 2004Reported to Senate
- Feb 12, 2004Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.