US HR494 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 28 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-25 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to: (1) the Taiwan Relations Act as the cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations; and (2) deepening U.S.-Taiwan trade and investment relations, including support for Taiwan's inclusion in bilateral and regional trade agreements. Reaffirms: (1) support for Taiwan's democratic institutions, and (2) that peace in the Taiwan Strait should be maintained to the benefit of the free people of Taiwan. Supports the commitment to Taiwan's security, including the sale of sophisticated defensive weapons to Taiwan.

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Title

Affirming the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act.

Sponsors

Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. John Carter [R-TX]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. George Holding [R-NC]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]
Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-25HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2014-03-25HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-02-28HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2014-02-28HouseReferred to House Foreign Affairs
2014-02-28HouseReferred 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.

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