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 · Mar 25, 2021 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- 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 in the WHA.)
Cosponsors 128
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to Apr 26, 2022; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 19, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Apr 20, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jun 4, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Dec 30, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Dec 30, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 11, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Apr 26, 2022 |
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 Feb 18, 2021Markup Mar 25, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 25, 2021Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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
- Apr 21, 2021H.R. 1145, 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 purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 25, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 31, February 18, 2021, page H537.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-20 | MARKUP OF H.R. 391, H.R. 1079, H.R. 1145, H.R. 1500, H.R. 1158, H.R. 1083, H.R. 1392, H.R. 1464, H.R. 256, H.R. 2118, H.Res. 245, H.R. 1934397 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 25, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 812 | 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 13, 2022 |
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 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced 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.
