Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization without making such admission conditional on the previous or simultaneous admission of the People's Republic of China to the WTO.

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Introduced

26 July 1996

Last action

26 July 1996 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Funderburk, David [R-NC-2], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Torkildsen, Peter G. [R-MA-6], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]

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Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Taiwan should be admitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a separate customs territory without making such admission conditional on the admission of China, either as a developing or a developed country. Urges that it be U.S. policy to support Taiwan's unconditional admission to the WTO.

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26 July 1996
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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26 July 1996
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-resolution/490
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