Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2020
Latest action · Oct 20, 2020 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.
- IntroducedOct 20, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act of 2020
This bill contains provisions pertaining to the U.S.-Taiwan relationship.
The director of the American Institute in Taiwan's Taipei office shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. (The United States does not have official relations with Taiwan as a result of China's position that Taiwan is part of China. The American Institute in Taiwan is a private organization that represents U.S. interests in Taiwan and provides consular services.)
No U.S. government department or agency may formally or informally recognize China's claims of sovereignty over Taiwan without the assent of Taiwan's people, as expressed through the democratic process.
The Department of State shall establish the U.S.-Taiwan Cultural Exchange Foundation, which shall work with schools to send U.S. high school and university students to Taiwan to study the Chinese language, politics, and other subjects.
In addition, the State Department shall develop and implement a strategy to respond to Chinese government attempts to use misinformation, media manipulation, economic coercion, and other strategies against Taiwan or persons in Taiwan.
The bill also directs the President to establish an interagency Taiwan policy task force, which shall annually report to Congress a plan for enhancing U.S.-Taiwan relations.
The bill also requires reports on topics including (1) China's efforts to block Taiwan's participation in international bodies such as the United Nations, and (2) the military posture of Taiwan and the United States as it pertains to conflict deterrence and readiness in the Taiwan Strait.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 20, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Oct 20, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Oct 20, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- China
- Computer security and identity theft
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Defense spending
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Elementary and secondary education
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Free trade and trade barriers
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Labor standards
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Military readiness
- News media and reporting
- Political parties and affiliation
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Subversive activities
- Taiwan
- Tibet
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Travel and tourism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2020Introduced in Senate
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