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HR 2739 107th Congress House

To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and…

Official title: To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-158.
Apr 4, 2002
Signed by President.
Mar 25, 2002
Presented to President.
Mar 20, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 19, 2002
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 19, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2093)
Mar 19, 2002
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2093)
Mar 19, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.
Mar 19, 2002
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Dec 20, 2001
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 19, 2001
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 19, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 19, 2001
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10462)
Dec 19, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10462)
Dec 19, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2739.
Dec 19, 2001
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10462-10464)
Dec 19, 2001
Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 28, 2001
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 28, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2002

Became Public Law No: 107-158.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of State to initiate a U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual week-long summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and to instruct the U.S. delegation there to implement such plan.
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 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 11, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 11, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2739: To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2739/
MLA
"H.R. 2739: To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2739/.
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H.R. 2739, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2739/.
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[H.R. 2739: To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2739/)
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