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Under committee review
What it doesSummary passed house amended (May 16, 2016)
Affirms that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances are both cornerstones of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Urges the President and Department of State to publicly, proactively, and consistently affirm the Six Assurances as a cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
What just happenedMay 17, 2016
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2395)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2395)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 88.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2395-2397)
Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Affirms that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances are both cornerstones of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Urges the President and Department of State to publicly, proactively, and consistently affirm the Six Assurances as a cornerstone of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances together form the cornerstone of U.S. relations with Taiwan.