HR 1512
· 119th Congress
· International Affairs
Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
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Became Public Law No: 119-45.
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Dec 02, 2025
signed
Signed by President.
Dec 02, 2025
signed
Became Public Law No: 119-45.
Nov 21, 2025
sent
Presented to President.
Nov 19, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 18, 2025
committee
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Foreign Relations Committee
Nov 18, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 18, 2025
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8208)
May 06, 2025
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee
May 05, 2025
floor
Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 05, 2025
floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1822-1823)
May 05, 2025
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1512.
May 05, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1822: 1)
May 05, 2025
passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1822)
May 05, 2025
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 21, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Introduced in House
Feb 21, 2025
This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)
Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect.
The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.
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--- Engrossed (House)
+++ Enrolled
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 1512 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 1512 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+H.R.1512
-119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
-H. R. 1512
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE FIRST SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five
+
+An Act
To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews
and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan
@@ -17,61 +22,39 @@
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Assurance Implementation
Act''.
-
SEC. 2. INCREASED REPORTING REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF STATE TAIWAN
GUIDELINES.
-
Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of
title III of division FF of Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 3100) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and any successor
-document or related document that includes guidance on
-relations with Taiwan'' after ``memorandum''; and
+document or related document that includes guidance on relations
+with Taiwan'' after ``memorandum''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Periodic Reviews and Updated Reports.--
``(1) In general.--For as long as the Department of State
-maintains guidance that governs relations with Taiwan as
-described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall--
-``(A) not less than every five years, conduct a
-review of the Department of State's guidance that
-governs relations with Taiwan, including the periodic
-memorandum entitled, `Guidelines on Relations with
-Taiwan' and related documents, and reissue such
-guidance to executive branch departments and agencies;
-and
-``(B) not later than 90 days after completing a
-review required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated
-report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
-Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
-House of Representatives.
+maintains guidance that governs relations with Taiwan as described
+in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall--
+``(A) not less than every five years, conduct a review of
+the Department of State's guidance that governs relations with
+Taiwan, including the periodic memorandum entitled, `Guidelines
+on Relations with Taiwan' and related documents, and reissue
+such guidance to executive branch departments and agencies; and
+``(B) not later than 90 days after completing a review
+required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated report to the
+Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee
+on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
``(2) Matters to be included.--The updated reports required
under paragraph (1)(B) shall include--
-``(A) all the information required under subsection
-(c); and
-``(B) a description of how the updated guidance
-meets the goals and objectives described in subsection
-(b).''.
+``(A) all the information required under subsection (c);
+and
+``(B) a description of how the updated guidance meets the
+goals and objectives described in subsection (b).''.
-Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Clerk.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-1st Session
-
-H. R. 1512
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews
-and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan
-Guidelines.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
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