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H.R. 2002 (116th): Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019

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To foster security in Taiwan, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Michael McCaul

Sponsor. Representative for Texas's 10th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: May 8, 2019
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Apr 1, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 133: H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 [Including Coronavirus Stimulus & Relief]
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 27, 2020. (compare text)
Cosponsors

24 Cosponsors (20 Republicans, 4 Democrats)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Engel & McCaul Introduce Legislation to Reaffirm American Commitment to Taiwan”
    — Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY16, 2013-2020] (Co-sponsor) on Apr 2, 2019

“Curtis TAIPEI Act Sails Through Foreign Affairs Committee”
    — Rep. John Curtis [R-UT3] (Co-sponsor) on Oct 30, 2019

“the daily leader: tuesday, may 7, 2019”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on May 6, 2019

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 2002 will be negligible.

History

Jan 10, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2002 (116th).
Apr 1, 2019
 
Introduced

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Apr 9, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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May 7, 2019
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Jan 15, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2002 (116th).
Dec 21, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2002 (116th).
Dec 27, 2020
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 133 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2002 (116th).

H.R. 2002 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2002. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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