To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 23, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual reports concerning Taiwan's participation at the World Health Organization's World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer. The report shall describe changes and improvements to the State Department's plan to support Taiwan's observer status at the WHA, following any meetings at which Taiwan did not participate under such status. (China has opposed Taiwan's participation, based on its position that Taiwan is part of China and not a separate country.)
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2019 to Jan 22, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jan 8, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 8, 2019 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jan 10, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jan 22, 2019 |
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 Jan 8, 2019 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jan 23, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E80-81)
- Jan 23, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jan 22, 2019Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 22, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H974-976)
- Jan 22, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 353.
- Jan 22, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H974)
- Jan 22, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2019Referred 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 E80 | Ted S. Yoho R-FL | Jan 23, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H974–H976Text printed H974 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Steve Chabot R-OH | Jan 22, 2019 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 3, January 8, 2019, page H288.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-584 | NOMINATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION92 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Mar 11, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-76 | MARKUP OF H.R. 2153, H.Res. 189, H.Res. 230, H.R. 1771, H.Res. 410, H.Res. 349, H.R. 4754, S. 178, H.Res. 585, H.R. 554, H.R. 2881, H.R. 3763, H.Res. 446, H.R. 1819, H.R. 4802, H.R. 4862, H.Res. 649, H.Res. 546198 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 30, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 237 | To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 249 | A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | May 12, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health 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.
- Jan 23, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jan 22, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 8, 2019Introduced 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.
