A bill to express United States support for Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 26, 2020
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 26, 2020.
7 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Gardner Calls on USTR to Initiate Bilateral Trade Agreement Negotiations with Taiwan”
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Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO, 2015-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 29, 2020
“Coons, Gardner, Curtis, Gonzalez Cheer House Passage of TAIPEI ACT”
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Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 6, 2020
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - March 06, 2020”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Mar 9, 2020
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 4754: Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019
Ordered Reported on Oct 30, 2019. 69% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Sep 4, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3406 (115th). |
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May 23, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Sep 25, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Oct 29, 2019
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Mar 4, 2020
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. |
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Mar 11, 2020
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Mar 26, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 1678 (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 S. 1678. 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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