Concerning the Taiwan Relations Act.

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should reaffirm its commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act and the specific guarantees of provision of legitimate defense arrangements to Taiwan contained therein; and (2) Congress has grave concerns over the People's Republic of China's growing arsenal of nuclear and conventionally armed ballistic missiles, the movement of those missiles into a closer geographic proximity to Taiwan, and the effect that buildup may have on stability in the Taiwan Strait. Calls on the President to: (1) direct all appropriate officials to raise with Chinese officials such concerns; (2) seek from Chinese leaders a public renunciation of any use of (or threat to use) force against Taiwan; and (3) provide an annual report detailing the military balance on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and encourage progress in the cross-strait dialogue. Calls for the Secretary of Defense to inform the appropriate congressional committees when officials from Taiwan seek to purchase defense articles for self-defense. Declares that: (1) the U.S. Government should encourage a high-level dialogue with officials from Taiwan and other U.S. allies in East Asia; and (2) it should be U.S. policy to publicly support Taiwan's admission to the World Trade Organization and encourage others to adopt similar policies.

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Timeline

1. 11 March 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 March 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 March 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 April 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 11 March 1999 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 March 1999

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Sponsors

• DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Sponsor
• Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-40] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
• ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
• STEVE CHABOT · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
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