HR 5870
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act
This bill requires the Department of State to establish an Infectious Disease Monitoring Center within the American Institute in Taipei, Taiwan. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is unofficial, and the American Institute in Taiwan office in Taipei performs many of the same functions as an embassy.)
The center must seek to partner with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control to monitor infectious diseases in the region, including by regularly monitoring, analyzing, and disseminating open-source material, such as viral strains and other pathogens, from countries in the region.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Committees of jurisdiction
2