HCONRES 8 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwans membership in international organizations.

Latest action · Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

This concurrent resolution calls on the President to abandon the One China policy in favor of one that recognizes Taiwan as an independent country that is not a part of China. The resolution also urges the President to bolster diplomatic and economic relations between the United States and Taiwan through specified means.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2025 to Feb 11, 2026; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-FLKat CammackOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-MNPete StauberOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-GARichard McCormickOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-WITony WiedOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-IAZachary NunnOriginalFeb 6, 2025
R-IAAshley HinsonFeb 25, 2025
R-NYMichael LawlerFeb 25, 2025
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterMar 5, 2025
R-FLByron DonaldsMar 11, 2025
R-UTBurgess OwensApr 8, 2025
R-WVCarol D. MillerApr 8, 2025
R-AKNicholas J. Begich IIIApr 28, 2025
R-TXKeith SelfMay 15, 2025
R-TXAugust PflugerMay 19, 2025
R-NCAddison P. McDowellJun 10, 2025
R-TNTim BurchettJun 12, 2025
R-ALRobert B. AderholtJun 23, 2025
R-INJefferson ShreveDec 2, 2025
R-TNJohn W. RoseFeb 11, 2026
R-KSTracey MannFeb 11, 2026

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 6, 2025
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 6, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 6, 2025Submitted in House
  2. Feb 6, 2025Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwans membership in international organizations.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House

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