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HRES 490 104th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO.

Introduced: July 26, 1996 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance ChinaCommerceDeveloped countriesDeveloping countries
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This resolution expired with the 104th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 26, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 26, 1996
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 Latest action July 26, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a separate customs territory without making such admission conditional on the admission of China, either as a developing or a developed country. Urges that it be U.S. policy to support Taiwan's unconditional admission to the WTO.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 18, 1996
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 26, 1996
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 26, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 490: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-490/
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"H. Res. 490: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-490/.
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H. Res. 490, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-490/.
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[H. Res. 490: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-490/)
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