H.R. 3320: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 3320: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-19 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(Sec. 1) 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.
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To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 29 cosponsors
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Brad Sherman (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3320.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr3320 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115