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HR 535 115th Congress House International Affairs Asia Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Federal officials Taiwan Travel and tourism

Taiwan Travel Act

Introduced: July 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-135.
Mar 16, 2018
Signed by President.
Mar 5, 2018
Presented to President.
Mar 1, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 28, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1290-1291)
Feb 28, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1290-1291)
Feb 12, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.
Feb 12, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 7, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 10, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 9, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 9, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H57)
Jan 9, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H57)
Jan 9, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 535.
Jan 9, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H57-59)
Jan 9, 2018
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 12, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 12, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2017
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jun 15, 2017
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taiwan Travel Act

(Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should encourage visits between U.S. and Taiwanese officials at all levels.

The bill states that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) allow U.S. officials at all levels to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts; (2) permit high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States under respectful conditions and to meet with U.S. officials, including officials from the Departments of State and Defense; and (3) encourage the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and any other instrumentality established by Taiwan to conduct business in the United States.

What's happening now March 16, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-135.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1051 Related bill Taiwan Travel Act
 Bill text 6 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 51
All 51 Democratic 14 Republican 17
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 9, 2018
Cook, Paul
· Jan 8, 2018
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jan 8, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Jan 8, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 30, 2017
JOHNSON, SAM
· Nov 1, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Nov 1, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 19, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 11, 2017
DeSantis, Ron
· Oct 11, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 11, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Oct 10, 2017
Zeldin, Lee
· Oct 10, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Oct 4, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 2, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Sep 26, 2017
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 26, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 26, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 25, 2017
Lance, Leonard
· Sep 21, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Sep 12, 2017
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 8, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Aug 8, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Aug 4, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 4, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Aug 1, 2017
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jul 27, 2017
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 20, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jul 13, 2017
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jul 13, 2017
Farenthold, Blake
· Jun 28, 2017
Walters, Mimi
· Jun 27, 2017
Bishop, Mike
· Jun 22, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jun 22, 2017
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 22, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 21, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 20, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 20, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Jun 16, 2017
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 23, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· May 22, 2017
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 27, 2017
ROYCE, ED
· Jan 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 535: Taiwan Travel Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-535/
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