HR 535
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Asia
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal officials
Taiwan
Travel and tourism
Taiwan Travel Act
Introduced: January 13, 2017
See on congress.gov
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
Plain-English summary
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
Became Public Law No: 115-135.
Committees of jurisdiction
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