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H.R. 535 · 115th Congress

Taiwan Travel Act

Law · 115-135 · Mar 16, 2018
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81 cosponsors · 29 D, 52 R
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2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jan 13, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 9, 2018
  3. Senate Passed Feb 28, 2018
  4. President To the President Mar 5, 2018
  5. President Signed Mar 16, 2018
  6. Law Mar 16, 2018

The bill states that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) allow U.S. officials at all levels to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts; (2) permit high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States under respectful conditions and to meet with U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Mar 16, 2018

Taiwan Travel Act

(Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should encourage visits between U.S. and Taiwanese officials at all levels.

The bill states that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) allow U.S. officials at all levels to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts; (2) permit high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States under respectful conditions and to meet with U.S. officials, including officials from the Departments of State and Defense; and (3) encourage the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and any other instrumentality established by Taiwan to conduct business in the United States.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Taiwan Travel Act

Latest action (Mar 16, 2018): Became Public Law No: 115-135.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 13, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 13, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 9, 2018
  3. Senate Passed Feb 28, 2018
  4. President To the President Mar 5, 2018
  5. President Signed Mar 16, 2018
  6. Law Mar 16, 2018

No recorded floor vote found.