To direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 3, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 16, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 2, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill directs the President to: (1) develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and at other related activities, and (2) instruct INTERPOL Washington to request observer status for Taiwan in INTERPOL and urge INTERPOL members to support Taiwan's observer status and participation.
The President shall report to Congress regarding the U.S. strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in INTERPOL and at other related meetings, activities, and mechanisms.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 582 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed392–0 | Nov 2, 2015 |
Cosponsors 121
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2015 to Nov 2, 2015; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 16, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 30, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 12, 2015 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 16, 2015Markup May 21, 2015 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2015Markup May 20, 2015Reported May 20, 2015 | |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 3, 2015 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Nov 2, 2015Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 2, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7363-7367)
- Nov 2, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1853.
- Nov 2, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Nov 2, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7372)
- Nov 2, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 0 (Roll no. 582). (text: CR H7364)
- Nov 2, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 21, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 21, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- May 20, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 20, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- May 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Apr 16, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1577 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 3, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7363–H7367Text printed H7364Recorded votes H7372develop | Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Matt Salmon R-AZ | Nov 2, 2015 |
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 estimate
- Jun 10, 2015H.R. 1853, a bill to direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 21, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 55, April 16, 2015, page H2309.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2426 | A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 18, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the President to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2015Referred in Senate
- Nov 2, 2015Engrossed in House
- Apr 16, 2015Introduced 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 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.
