Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · S

S. 1539 (112th)

Taiwan Airpower Modernization Act of 2011

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 September 2011

Last action

12 September 2011 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence

Summary

Taiwan Air Power Modernization Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a critical element to maintaining peace and stability in Asia in the face of China's military expansion is ensuring a militarily strong Taiwan, (2) the United States has a statutory obligation under the Taiwan Relations Act to help Taiwan maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities, and (3) the proposed fighter aircraft sale to Taiwan would have significant economic benefits to the U.S. economy. Directs the President to carry out the sale of no fewer than 66 F-16C/D multirole fighter aircraft to Taiwan.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 12 September 2011

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 September 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 September 2011

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in Senate (PDF)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 September 2011

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 12 September 2011

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.