Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act

Summary

Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act This bill expands an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.) Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance, reissue it, and report to Congress every five years while the guidance is in effect. The reports to Congress must (1) describe the results of the guidance review and any changes to it resulting from implementation of a law that encourages engagement between Taiwanese and U.S. officials; (2) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (3) identify self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan that the State Department has lifted in its most recent guidance update.

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Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · U.S. Senate

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Related bills

• H.R. 1512Taiwan Assurance Implementation ActIdentical bill, contained in public law

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Full history

1. Apr 28, 2025

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

2. Apr 28, 2025

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

3. Apr 28, 2025

   Introduced

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.

   U.S. Senate

4. Apr 28, 2025

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.

   U.S. Senate

5. Mar 27, 2025

   Reported out of committee

   Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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