US Congress Senate Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-9)
Status: Engrossed on June 20 2013 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-04-03 - Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-458.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the next triennial International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly to be held in September 2013 in Montreal, Canada; and (2) instruct the U.S. Mission to the ICAO to officially request observer status for Taiwan at the Assembly and other related meetings, activities, and mechanisms, and urge ICAO member states to support Taiwan observer status and participation in the ICAO. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress, in unclassified form, describing the U.S. strategy to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial ICAO Assembly and at any subsequent ICAO Assemblies and other related meetings.

A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.

Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-03	House	Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-458.
2013-06-20	House	Held at the desk.
2013-06-20	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-06-20	House	Received in the House.
2013-06-19	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4716-4717; text as passed Senate: CR S4716-4717)
2013-06-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.
2013-06-13	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. With written report No. 113-42.
2013-05-14	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2013-03-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB1151 (Related) 2013-07-12 - Became Public Law No: 113-17.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/579/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s579/BILLS-113s579is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s579/BILLS-113s579rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s579/BILLS-113s579es.pdf