118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
This page covers HR1159 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR1159 in another Congress is a different bill.
To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2023-03-22: Passed |
| Latest action | 2023-03-23: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| Policy area | International Affairs |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U. S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U. S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.) Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect. The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.
Subjects: Asia, Congressional oversight, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status, Taiwan
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-22 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 341 | 6 | 16 | Official tally |
HR1159 (To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2].
On 2023-03-23: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2023-03-22, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.