Taiwan Defense Act
Latest action · Jun 10, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taiwan Defense Act
This bill requires, no later than April 30 every year, beginning in 2021 and ending in 2026, the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress a report on the progress of DOD with respect to improving the ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct combined joint operations to deny the ability of China to execute a fait accompli against Taiwan.
The bill defines fait accompli as the strategy of China designed to allow it to use military force to seize control of Taiwan before the U.S. Armed Forces are able to respond effectively, while simultaneously deterring an effective combined joint response by the Armed Forces by convincing the United States that mounting such a response would be prohibitively difficult or costly.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7423 | Taiwan Defense Act | Identical bill | Jun 30, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Alliances
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- China
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Military education and training
- Military operations and strategy
- Military readiness
- Nuclear weapons
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Taiwan
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2020Introduced in Senate
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