Reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and to the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act.
Latest action · May 7, 2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 1, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseMay 7, 2019
Summary
This resolution affirms that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances will remain cornerstones of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. It encourages increasing engagement between the United States and Taiwan and states that the President should conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan. (The United States made the Six Assurances to Taiwan in 1982, stating that it will not pressure Taiwan to negotiate with China and that it has not agreed to consult with China prior to any arms sales to Taiwan.)
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 185 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Passed414–0 | May 7, 2019 |
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2019 to May 7, 2019; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-NC | George Holding | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | May 7, 2019 |
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 Apr 1, 2019Markup Apr 9, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2019Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
- May 7, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3457-3458)
- May 7, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 273.
- May 7, 2019At 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.
- May 7, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3461)
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3457–H3458Text printed H3457Recorded votes H3461reaffirm | Albio Sires D-NJ, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Steve Chabot R-OH | May 7, 2019 |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 13 | A concurrent resolution reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and to the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act. | Related bill | May 20, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and to the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2019Engrossed in House
- Apr 1, 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 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.
