Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 by Rep. Ann Wagner
Signed into law.
This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)
Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect.
The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Dec 2, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-45.
- Dec 2, 2025Signed by President.
- Nov 21, 2025Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 18, 2025Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 18, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8208)
- May 6, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- May 5, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 5, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1822)
- May 5, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1822: 1)
- May 5, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1512.
- May 5, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1822-1823)
- May 5, 2025Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Feb 21, 2025Introduced in House