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Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act

Introduced Feb 21, 2025

Latest action (Dec 2, 2025) Became Public Law No: 119-45.

Referred to
Foreign Relations Committee Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy
Legislative subjects (5)
AsiaCongressional oversightDepartment of StateSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTaiwan

Summary

This bill amends the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require the Secretary of State to conduct periodic reviews of the Department of State's guidance on relations with Taiwan at least every five years. After completing each review, the Secretary must reissue the guidance to executive branch departments and agencies and submit an updated report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee within 90 days. The bill expands the scope of reporting to include not just the "Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan" memorandum but also any successor or related documents containing guidance on Taiwan relations. The updated reports must include all previously required information as well as a description of how the updated guidance meets the stated goals and objectives of the Taiwan Assurance Act.

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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (16)
  1. Dec 2, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-45.
  2. Dec 2, 2025 Signed by President.
  3. Nov 21, 2025 Presented to President. · house
  4. Nov 19, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  5. Nov 18, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8208) · senate
  6. Nov 18, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Nov 18, 2025 Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. · senate
  8. May 6, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
  9. May 5, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  10. May 5, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1822) · house
  11. May 5, 2025 Passed/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)
  12. May 5, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1512. · house
  13. May 5, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1822-1823) · house
  14. May 5, 2025 Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
  15. Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  16. Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 5300 — Department of State Policy Provisions Act (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 4779 — National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 1216 — Taiwan Allies Fund Act (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 5244 — To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State. (shares 4 subjects)
  • S 2943 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)

Text versions (4)
  • Referred in Senate · May 6, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · May 5, 2025
  • Introduced in House · Feb 21, 2025
  • Enrolled Bill

Full text

An Act

To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act”.

SEC. 2. INCREASED REPORTING REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF STATE TAIWAN GUIDELINES. Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of title III of division FF of Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 3100) is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting “and any successor document or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan” after “memorandum”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(d) Periodic Reviews and Updated Reports.—

“(1) In general.—For as long as the Department of State maintains guidance that governs relations with Taiwan as described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall—

“(A) not less than every five years, conduct a review of the Department of State’s guidance that governs relations with Taiwan, including the periodic memorandum entitled, ‘Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan’ and related documents, and reissue such guidance to executive branch departments and agencies; and

“(B) not later than 90 days after completing a review required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

“(2) Matters to be included.—The updated reports required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include—

“(A) all the information required under subsection (c); and

“(B) a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives described in subsection (b).”.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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