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HCONRES 22 106th Congress House

Providing that the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help…

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Official title: Providing that the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the People's Republic of China.

Introduced: March 18, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 106th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Feb 23, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Feb 3, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 3, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that: (1) the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan; and (2) the United States should help Taiwan defend itself in case of threats or a military attack by China.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 26, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 18, 1999
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 2, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 22: Providing that the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the People's Republic of China.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-22/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 22: Providing that the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the People's Republic of China.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-22/.
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H. Con. Res. 22, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-22/.
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[H. Con. Res. 22: Providing that the President should seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, and that the United States should help Taiwan in case of threats or a military attack by the People's Republic of China.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-22/)
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