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.
Latest action · May 13, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-124.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2021
- Passed SenateAug 6, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2022
- To the PresidentMay 3, 2022
- Became lawMay 13, 2022Public Law 117-124
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.)
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 138 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed425–0 | Apr 27, 2022 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2021 to Jul 28, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Jul 28, 2021 |
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 Mar 17, 2021Markup Jul 28, 2021Reported Jul 28, 2021 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2022Signed by President.
- May 13, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-124.
- May 3, 2022Presented to President.
- Apr 27, 2022Mr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 27, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4550-4552)
- Apr 27, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 812.
- Apr 27, 2022At 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.
- Apr 27, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4561)
- Apr 27, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 0 (Roll no. 138). (text: CR H4550)
- Apr 27, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 10, 2021Received in the House.
- Aug 10, 2021Held at the desk.
- Aug 9, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 6, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5989-5990; text: CR S5989-5990)
- Jul 28, 2021Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 28, 2021Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
- Jul 28, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 17, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4550–H4552Text printed H4550Recorded votes H4561developLists H4561Votes recorded by proxy on S. 812, develop Dept. of State strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in WHO | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Daniel Meuser R-PA, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Young Kim R-CA | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5989Text printed S5989 | Brian Schatz D-HI | Aug 5, 2021 |
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
- Aug 25, 2021S. 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 purposesAs passed by the Senate on August 6, 2021.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10814 | Belarus: An Overview | Resource | Jan 28, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1145 | 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 | Mar 25, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 6, 2021Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 28, 2021Reported to Senate
- Mar 17, 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.
