H.Res. 185: Taiwan Travel Act
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H.Res. 185: Taiwan Travel Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Taiwan Travel Act
Plain summary
Taiwan Travel Act - States that it should be U.S. policy to: (1) allow all high-level officials of Taiwan to enter the United States or its embassies and consulates under conditions which demonstrate appropriate respect for the dignity of such leaders; (2) allow meetings between all high-level Taiwanese and U.S. executive department officials, including the Department of State and Department of Defense (DOD); and (3) allow the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office and all other Taiwanese instrumentalities to conduct official business activities, including activities which involve participation by members of Congress and other representatives of the federal, state, and local governments, and all high-level Taiwanese officials, without U.S. government or foreign obstruction.
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Sponsor: Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres185.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>
Record fed-us-cong113-hres185 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113