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S 1513 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for…

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A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2024 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 10, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to rename its office in the District of Columbia the Taiwan Representative Office. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is unofficial, and TECRO is Taiwan's principal representative office in the United States.)

What's happening now May 10, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1513: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1513/
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"S. 1513: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1513/.
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S. 1513, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1513/.
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[S. 1513: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1513/)
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