Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023
Latest action · Mar 1, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023
This bill authorizes the President to lend or lease defense articles to Taiwan for protection against potential Chinese military aggression and requires the President to establish expedited procedures for delivering loaned or leased defense articles to Taiwan. The bill also authorizes the President to finance Taiwan's procurement of certain services in connection with the loan or lease of a defense article, provided Taiwan repays the United States within 12 years.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Mar 1, 2023 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Mar 30, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 17, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 29, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Nov 12, 2024 |
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 Mar 1, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2023Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 39, March 1, 2023, page H1052.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 770 | Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Mar 9, 2023 |
| HR 8631 | Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 | Reintroduction of | Jul 29, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the loan and lease of defense articles to the Government of Taiwan, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Taiwan Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2023Introduced 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.
