H.R. 1159 118th Congress House

To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.

Introduced: February 24, 2023 Introduced by: Ann Wagner Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

International Affairs AsiaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTaiwan

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Became law

Mar 23, 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mar 22, 2023

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 7 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H1311)

Mar 22, 2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 22, 2023

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1317)

Mar 22, 2023

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Mar 22, 2023

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1159.

Mar 22, 2023

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1311-1313)

Mar 22, 2023

Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Feb 28, 2023

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Feb 28, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Feb 24, 2023

Introduced in House

Feb 24, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 22, 2023	House · vote #145	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	404–7	See who voted →

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Latest action March 23, 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)

Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect.

The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 6

McCormick, Richard

Georgia · Mar 21, 2023

Hill, J. French

Arkansas · Feb 28, 2023

Sherman, Brad

California · Feb 28, 2023

Lieu, Ted

California · Feb 27, 2023

Connolly, Gerald E.

Virginia · Feb 24, 2023

Lawler, Michael

New York · Feb 24, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1159: To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1159/

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"H.R. 1159: To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1159/.

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