Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2019-03-26Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-26 (00)
Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019
This bill directs the President to review the Department of State's guidance on diplomatic practice with Taiwan and to reissue such guidance to the relevant executive branch departments and agencies. It also directs the President to report to Congress on the results of the review and on the implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act, which states that it is U.S. policy to allow and encourage engagement between U.S. and Taiwanese officials.
The Department of Defense shall make efforts to include Taiwanese forces in bilateral and multilateral military exercises to bolster Taiwan's defense capabilities.
The bill states that Taiwan is an important part of U.S. strategy in the region and urges the United States to conduct regular transfers of defense articles to enhance Taiwan's self-defense capabilities.
Cosponsors (9)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Patrick Toomey (R-PA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International organizations and cooperation
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Taiwan
- United Nations
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