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Expressing the sense of Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United States on September 20, 2005.

Introduced: September 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 19, 2005
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 15, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 15, 2005
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Sep 15, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Sep 15, 2005
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8061; text of measure as introduced: CR H8061)
Sep 15, 2005
Mr. Chabot asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Sep 15, 2005
Committee on International Relations discharged.
Sep 15, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 15, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 8, 2005
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 556 — An amendment to strike the words "iron-clad friendship" from the first clause of the preamble and to insert i… Agreed to Sep 15, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welcome President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan upon his September 2005 visit to the United States.

Recognizes: (1) President Chen Shui-bian's visit as a significant step toward broadening U.S-Taiwan friendship and cooperation; and (2) President Chen Shui-bian's commitment to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Congratulates President Chen Shui-bian on his receiving the Human Rights Award from the Congressional Human Rights Caucus.

Thanks President Chen Shui-bian and the government and people of Taiwan for their contribution to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

What's happening now September 19, 2005

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 14, 2005
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 14, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 14, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 14, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 14, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 13, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 13, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 13, 2005
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 13, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 13, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 237: Expressing the sense of Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United States on September 20, 2005.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-237/
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"H. Con. Res. 237: Expressing the sense of Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United States on September 20, 2005.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-237/.
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H. Con. Res. 237, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-237/.
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