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S 821 Advanced toward a vote

Requires the State Department to review its Taiwan relations guidance at least every five years, reissue it to other federal agencies, and report each update to congressional foreign affairs committees.

Official title: Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced 03-MAR-2025
Referred 03-MAR-2025
Approved by committee 27-MAR-2025
Reported 28-APR-2025
On the calendar 28-APR-2025
Key points
  • Requires the Secretary of State to review the Department's guidance on Taiwan, including the "Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan" memorandum and related documents, at least once every five years and reissue it to executive branch departments and agencies.
  • Requires an updated report within 90 days after each review, submitted to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Requires each updated report to include the information already required under Section 315(c) and a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives in Section 315(b).
  • Extends the existing reporting requirement to cover any successor or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (03-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 28-APR-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor John Cornyn (R-TX) Cosponsors · 3
■ 2 D■ 1 R
1 Republican