Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan (the Republic of China), and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Commends the people of Taiwan for establishing a multi-party democracy that respects human rights.
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 as a sovereign government; (2) the President should begin the process of resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; and (3) the President and other U.S. officials should support Taiwan's full participation in international organizations for which statehood is a membership requirement.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Jul 22, 2008; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jul 13, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jul 22, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11665 | President Reagan’s Six Assurances to Taiwan | Resource | Aug 4, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan (the Republic of China), and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
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 resolution 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.
