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HCONRES 136 110th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Democracy Diplomacy East Asia Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Right to travel Taiwan

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United States by democratically-elected officials of Taiwan.

Introduced: May 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 3, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 31, 2007
Received in the Senate.
Jul 30, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 30, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8868)
Jul 30, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8868)
Jul 30, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 136.
Jul 30, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8868-8870)
Jul 30, 2007
Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Jun 26, 2007
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 26, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) restrictions on U.S. visits by high-level elected and appointed officials of Taiwan, including the President of Taiwan, should be lifted; (2) the United States should allow direct Cabinet level exchanges in order to strengthen a policy dialogue with Taiwan; and (3) it is in the U.S. national interest to strengthen links with the democratically-elected government of Taiwan and demonstrate stronger support for democracy in the Asia-Pacific region.

What's happening now August 3, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 48 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United States by democratic…
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 5
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 27, 2007
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 27, 2007
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 25, 2007
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 25, 2007
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 25, 2007
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 1, 2007
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 1, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United States by democratically-elected officials of Taiwan.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-136/
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"H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United States by democratically-elected officials of Taiwan.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-136/.
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