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S 2716 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia International organizations and cooperation Taiwan World health

A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Apr 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the annual reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress concerning the U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to include an account of the changes and improvements that the State Department has made to such plan following any annual meetings of the WHA at which Taiwan did not obtain such status.

What's happening now April 19, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3320 Identical bill To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organiz…
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2716: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2716/
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"S. 2716: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2716/.
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S. 2716, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2716/.
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[S. 2716: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2716/)
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