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HCONRES 29 113th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad International organizations and cooperation Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Taiwan United Nations

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2013 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
May 6, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should abandon the One China Policy in favor of a One China, One Taiwan Policy that recognizes Taiwan's sovereignty and independence; (2) the President should begin the process of resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan; and (3) the President, the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and other relevant U.S. officials should support Taiwan's full participation in the United Nations (U.N.) and any other international organization of which the United States is a member and for which statehood is a requirement.

What's happening now May 6, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 29: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-29/
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"H. Con. Res. 29: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-29/.
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H. Con. Res. 29, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-29/.
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[H. Con. Res. 29: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-29/)
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