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H.Con.Res. 117 (108th)

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Government should reaffirm its unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act as the cornerstone of United States relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

25 March 2003

Last action

25 March 2003 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Sponsors

Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Schrock, Edward L. [R-VA-2], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

7 April 2025

Defence

Summary

Reaffirms the U.S. Government's commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8) as the cornerstone of U.S. relations with Taiwan. Urges the President to direct all appropriate U.S. officials to raise concerns regarding China's military threats to Taiwan with China's officials and to seek from China's leaders an immediate and unequivocal public renunciation of any use of force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan. Urges the President to encourage further dialogue between democratic Taiwan and China. Urges U.S. policy, in conformity with the Taiwan Relations Act, to publicly support a United States-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement.

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Timeline

  1. 25 March 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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  2. 25 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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