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SCONRES 107 105th Congress Senate International Affairs Aggression American military assistance Armed Forces and National Security Arms sales China Congress Congress and foreign policy East Asia Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics National self-determination Peace President and foreign policy Taiwan

A concurrent resolution affirming U.S. commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act.

Introduced: July 7, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Jul 14, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 14, 1998
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 14, 1998
Received in the House.
Jul 10, 1998
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-0. Record Vote No: 196.
Jul 10, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-0. Record Vote No: 196.
Jul 10, 1998
Considered by Senate. By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7915-7919)
Jul 10, 1998
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 7, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 7, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7581-7583)
Jul 7, 1998
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress affirms: (1) its longstanding commitment to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act; (2) its expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means with the consent of the people of Taiwan and that it considers any effort to determine Taiwan's future by other than peaceful means a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific and of grave concern to the United States; (3) its commitment to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and services as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; and (4) its commitment that only the President and Congress shall determine the nature and quantity of defense articles and services needed by Taiwan.

Urges the President to seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against democratic Taiwan.

What's happening now July 14, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1