S. 243: A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
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S. 243: A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
108th Congress · introduced 2003-01-29 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-28.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-01-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-28. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced on January 29, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of State to: (1) initiate a U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual week-long summit of the World Health Assembly (of the World Health Organization) in May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland; and (2) instruct the U.S. delegation to Geneva to implement such plan.
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Official text
A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · 10 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 243, A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (2003-04-17); CBO cost estimate: S. 243, A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization (2003-04-17)
Cosponsors on this site
Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Mike Crapo (R-ID)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s243.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>
Record fed-us-cong108-s243 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108