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HR 6047 114th Congress House

Taiwan Travel Act

Official title: To encourage visits between the United States and Taiwan at all levels, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AsiaDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadTaiwanTravel and tourism
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Sep 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 15, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taiwan Travel Act

This bill states that it should be U.S. policy to permit: (1) high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States under respectful conditions and to meet with U.S. officials, including officials from the Department of State and the Department of Defense; and (2) the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, and any other instrumentality established by Taiwan, to conduct official business in the United States.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3397 Related bill Taiwan Travel Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 2
BARTON, JOE
· Sep 28, 2016
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Sep 28, 2016
Messer, Luke
· Sep 28, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 26, 2016
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6047: Taiwan Travel Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6047/
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"H.R. 6047: Taiwan Travel Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6047/.
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H.R. 6047, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6047/.
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