Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act
Latest action · Feb 22, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 22, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act
This bill authorizes the President to use the Armed Forces to defend Taiwan against a direct attack by China's military, a taking of Taiwan's territory by China, or a threat that endangers the lives of civilians in Taiwan or members of Taiwan's military. The bill also directs the Department of Defense to convene an annual regional security dialogue with Taiwan and other partners to improve U.S. security relationships with countries in the Western Pacific.
(China considers Taiwan a part of China.)
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Feb 22, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 22, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S5220 | — | Jul 30, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 477 | Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 16, 2023 |
| HR 1173 | Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act | Related bill | Feb 18, 2021 |
| S 4606 | Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 17, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the President to use military force for the purpose of securing and defending Taiwan against armed attack, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alliances
- Asia
- China
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- International Affairs
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
- National Guard and reserves
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Taiwan
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
