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S 579 113th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia Aviation and airports Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad International organizations and cooperation Taiwan

A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2014
Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-458.
Jun 20, 2013
Held at the desk.
Jun 20, 2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 20, 2013
Received in the House.
Jun 19, 2013
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4716-4717; text as passed Senate: CR S4716-4717)
Jun 19, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4716-4717; text as passed Senate: CR S4716-4717)
Jun 13, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.
Jun 13, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. With written report No. 113-42.
May 14, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the next triennial International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly to be held in September 2013 in Montreal, Canada; and (2) instruct the U.S. Mission to the ICAO to officially request observer status for Taiwan at the Assembly and other related meetings, activities, and mechanisms, and urge ICAO member states to support Taiwan observer status and participation in the ICAO.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress, in unclassified form, describing the U.S. strategy to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial ICAO Assembly and at any subsequent ICAO Assemblies and other related meetings.

What's happening now April 3, 2014

Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-458.

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 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 6
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 18, 2013
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 22, 2013
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 21, 2013
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 14, 2013
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 13, 2013
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 13, 2013
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 8, 2013
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 17, 2013
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 15, 2013
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 9, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 579: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-579/
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"S. 579: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-579/.
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S. 579, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-579/.
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