H.Con.Res. 462: Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 379 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HCONRES462 (2004-07-15), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) States that: (1) Congress reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act as the cornerstone of United States-Taiwan relations; (2) the military modernization and weapons procurement program of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is a matter of grave concern, particularly the missile deployment directed toward Taiwan; (3) the President should direct U.S. officials to raise these military concerns with PRC officials; (4) the President and Congress should determine whether the escalating arms buildup, including deployment of offensive weaponry and missiles in areas adjacent to the Taiwan Strait, requires that additional defense articles and services be made available to Taiwan, and the United States should encourage Taiwan to devote sufficient financial resources to its defense; (5) as recommended by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, the Department of Defense should provide the appropriate congressional committees with a comprehensive report on Russian military sales to the PRC; (6) the President should encourage further dialogue between Taiwan and the PRC; and (7) the United States should not discourage Taiwan officials from visiting the United States on the basis that doing so would violate the "one China policy."

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Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · 29 cosponsors

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Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 379 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HCONRES462 (2004-07-15): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hconres462.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hconres462 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108