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HR 5535 116th Congress House International Affairs Asia Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Senate Taiwan

Taiwan Envoy Act

Introduced: December 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Dec 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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Taiwan Envoy Act

This bill requires the President to appoint the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan with the advice and consent of the Senate. The director shall have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large.

(The United States officially recognizes the government in Beijing as the sole legal government in China and acknowledges that government's position that Taiwan is a part of China. As such, the United States has an unofficial relationship with Taiwan. The American Institute in Taiwan represents U.S. interests in Taiwan and provides consular services.)

What's happening now January 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Dec 3, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Oct 27, 2020
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Sep 23, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Feb 28, 2020
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Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5535: Taiwan Envoy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5535/
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"H.R. 5535: Taiwan Envoy Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5535/.
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H.R. 5535, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5535/.
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[H.R. 5535: Taiwan Envoy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5535/)
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