HCONRES 55 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

Introduced Feb 23, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Shelley Berkley D-NV

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Latest action · Mar 26, 2009 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedFeb 23, 2009
  2. Agreed to in HouseMar 24, 2009
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to the Taiwan Relations Act as the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations.

Supports the strong and deepening U.S.-Taiwan relationship.

Cosponsors 124

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2009 to Mar 24, 2009; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-FLConnie MackOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-INDan BurtonOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-TXGene GreenOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriOriginalFeb 23, 2009
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-PATim HoldenOriginalFeb 23, 2009
D-CABrad ShermanFeb 25, 2009
D-NYCharles B. RangelFeb 25, 2009
R-CADana RohrabacherFeb 25, 2009
D-CADiane E. WatsonFeb 25, 2009
D-NYEdolphus TownsFeb 25, 2009
R-TXJoe BartonFeb 25, 2009
R-GAJohn LinderFeb 25, 2009
D-IALeonard L. BoswellFeb 25, 2009
R-TXTed PoeFeb 25, 2009
D-OHTim RyanFeb 25, 2009
R-NCVirginia FoxxFeb 25, 2009
R-CODoug LambornFeb 26, 2009
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.Feb 26, 2009
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldFeb 26, 2009
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonFeb 26, 2009
R-TXKenny MarchantFeb 26, 2009
R-UTRob BishopFeb 26, 2009
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettFeb 26, 2009
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterFeb 26, 2009
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMar 2, 2009
R-SCBob InglisMar 2, 2009
R-CADavid DreierMar 2, 2009
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMar 2, 2009
R-ORGreg WaldenMar 2, 2009
D-RIJames R. LangevinMar 2, 2009
R-TXJohn R. CarterMar 2, 2009
R-INMark E. SouderMar 2, 2009
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMar 2, 2009
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiMar 2, 2009
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 2, 2009
R-PACharles W. DentMar 3, 2009
R-CADaniel E. LungrenMar 3, 2009
D-ORDavid WuMar 3, 2009
R-KYEd WhitfieldMar 3, 2009
R-CAGeorge RadanovichMar 3, 2009
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMar 3, 2009
R-KYHarold RogersMar 3, 2009
R-ARJohn BoozmanMar 3, 2009
D-COJohn T. SalazarMar 3, 2009
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 3, 2009
R-NJScott GarrettMar 3, 2009
D-NYSteve IsraelMar 3, 2009
R-LAAnh "Joseph" CaoMar 4, 2009
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonMar 4, 2009
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMar 4, 2009
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 4, 2009
D-PAJason AltmireMar 4, 2009
R-PAJoseph R. PittsMar 4, 2009
R-GATom PriceMar 4, 2009
R-PABill ShusterMar 5, 2009
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 5, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 5, 2009
R-ALJo BonnerMar 5, 2009
R-TXK. Michael ConawayMar 5, 2009
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMar 5, 2009
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoMar 5, 2009
D-CAMichael M. HondaMar 5, 2009
R-TXRalph M. HallMar 5, 2009
D-OKDan BorenMar 9, 2009
R-CADarrell IssaMar 9, 2009
R-NCHoward CobleMar 9, 2009
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerMar 9, 2009
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyMar 9, 2009
R-TXPete SessionsMar 9, 2009
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMar 9, 2009
D-NYGary L. AckermanMar 10, 2009
D-NCHeath ShulerMar 10, 2009
R-MNJohn KlineMar 10, 2009
R-MNMichele BachmannMar 10, 2009
R-ILPeter J. RoskamMar 10, 2009
R-FLBill PoseyMar 12, 2009
R-WYCynthia M. LummisMar 12, 2009
D-NVDina TitusMar 12, 2009
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 12, 2009
R-VAEric CantorMar 12, 2009
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMar 12, 2009
R-OHJean SchmidtMar 12, 2009
R-LAJohn FlemingMar 12, 2009
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Mar 12, 2009
R-TXLamar SmithMar 12, 2009
D-CALinda T. SánchezMar 12, 2009
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 12, 2009
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryMar 12, 2009
R-GAPaul C. BrounMar 12, 2009
R-OHRobert E. LattaMar 12, 2009
R-TXSam JohnsonMar 12, 2009
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizMar 12, 2009
R-AZTrent FranksMar 12, 2009
R-MOW. Todd AkinMar 12, 2009
D-INAndré CarsonMar 16, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 16, 2009
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMar 16, 2009
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonMar 16, 2009
R-ILJohn ShimkusMar 16, 2009
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 16, 2009
D-FLRon KleinMar 16, 2009
D-NJRush HoltMar 16, 2009
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMar 17, 2009
D-CASam FarrMar 17, 2009
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMar 17, 2009
R-NCWalter B. JonesMar 17, 2009
D-MABarney FrankMar 18, 2009
D-TNLincoln DavisMar 18, 2009
R-NYPeter T. KingMar 18, 2009
R-COMike CoffmanMar 19, 2009
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandMar 23, 2009
R-OKMary FallinMar 23, 2009
R-CAWally HergerMar 24, 2009

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 23, 2009
East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
Referred Feb 23, 2009Markup Mar 19, 2009Reported Mar 19, 2009
SenateForeign Relations Committee
Referred Mar 26, 2009

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 26, 2009Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  2. Mar 24, 2009Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
  3. Mar 24, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3777-3780)
  4. Mar 24, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 55.
  5. Mar 24, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3777)
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In the Congressional Record 5

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H9822Phil Gingrey R-GASep 23, 2009
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1199Mario Diaz-Balart R-FLMay 19, 2009
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1183Emanuel Cleaver D-MOMay 18, 2009
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1034Phil Gingrey R-GAApr 30, 2009
HouseDebate and remarks H3777–H3780Text printed H3777Dan Burton R-IN, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Gary L. Ackerman D-NY, Howard L. Berman D-CA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL, Phil Gingrey R-GA, Robert Wexler D-FL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Shelley Berkley D-NVMar 24, 2009

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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 111-6RECOGNIZING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT21 pagesForeign Affairs CommitteeMar 19, 2009

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 26, 2009Referred in Senate
  2. Mar 24, 2009Engrossed in House
  3. Feb 23, 2009Introduced in House

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