Seal of the United States Department of State.
Orders changes to State Department reports about the effort to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the World Health Assembly.
Official Summary
This bill requires the annual reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress concerning the U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to include an account of the changes and improvements that the State Department has made to such plan following any annual meetings of the WHA at which Taiwan did not obtain such status.
Amendments
None.
Sponsors
Original sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Cosponsors: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39],
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16],
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30],
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1],
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11],
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8],
Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large],
Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14],
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33],
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21],
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27],
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29],
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6],
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5],
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6],
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20],
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32],
Rep. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large],
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7],
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30],
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2],
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4],
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3],
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6],
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8],
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4],
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2],
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3],
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Votes
Passed House by voice vote.
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