To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes in the United States
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes
Act Details
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2013-03-14 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 113 United States Congress by Edward Randall Royce in relation with: Asia, Aviation and airports, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, International affairs, International organizations and cooperation, Taiwan.
To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 2013-07-12. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
Sponsor
Edward Randall Royce, Republican, Representative from California, district 40
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Spencer T. Bachus, Republican, Representative, from Alabama, district 6
Lou Barletta, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 11
Kerry Bentivolio, Representative, from Michigan, district 11
Marsha Blackburn, Representative, from Tennessee, district 7
Madeleine Bordallo, Representative
Paul Broun, Representative, from Georgia, district 10
Vern Buchanan, Representative, from Florida, district 13
John (of California) Campbell, Republican, Representative, from California, district 48
Michael Everett Capuano, Democrat, Representative, from Massachusetts, district 8
John R. Carter, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 31
Steve Chabot, Republican, Representative, from Ohio, district 1
Howard Coble, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 6
Doug Collins, Republican, Representative, from Georgia, district 9
Gerald E. (gerry) Connolly, Democrat, Representative, from Virginia, district 11
John Conyers, Democrat, Representative, from Michigan, district 14
Paul Cook, Republican, Representative, from California, district 8
Tom Cotton, Republican, Representative, from Arkansas, district 4
Eric Crawford, Representative, from Arkansas, district 1
Steve Daines, Republican, Representative, from Montana
Rodney Davis, Republican, Representative, from Illinois, district 13
Jeff Denham, Republican, Representative, from California, district 10
Ron Desantis, Republican, Representative, from Florida, district 6
Scott Desjarlais, Republican, Representative, from Tennessee, district 4
Theodore E. (ted) Deutch, Democrat, Representative, from Florida, district 19
Mario Diaz-balart, Republican, Representative, from Florida, district 25
Renee Ellmers, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 2
Eliot Lance Engel, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 17
William Enyart, Representative, from Illinois, district 12
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, Democrat, Delegate
Blake Farenthold, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 27
Bill Flores, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 17
J. Randy Forbes, Republican, Representative, from Virginia, district 4
Virginia Ann Foxx, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 5
Lois Frankel, Democrat, Representative, from Florida, district 22
Phil Gingrey, Republican, Representative, from Georgia, district 11
Samuel Graves, Republican, Representative, from Missouri, district 6
Raymond Eugene (gene) Green, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 29
H. Morgan Griffith, Republican, Representative, from Virginia, district 9
Michael G. Grimm, Republican, Representative, from New York, district 11
Colleen Hanabusa, Democrat, Representative, from Hawaii, district 1
Gregg Harper, Republican, Representative, from Mississippi, district 3
Vicky Hartzler, Republican, Representative, from Missouri, district 4
Alcee Lamar Hastings, Democrat, Representative, from Florida, district 23
George E.b. Holding, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 13
Bill Huizenga, Republican, Representative, from Michigan, district 2
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Democrat, Representative, from Texas, district 30
Henry Johnson, Representative, from Georgia, district 4
Walter Beaman Jones, Democrat, Representative, from North Carolina, district 3
Adam Kinzinger, Republican, Representative, from Illinois, district 16
Doug Lamborn, Republican, Representative, from Colorado, district 5
Billy Long, Republican, Representative, from Missouri, district 7
Alan Lowenthal, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 47
Tom Marino, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 10
Edward John Markey, Democrat, Representative, from Massachusetts, district 7
Michael T. Mccaul, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 10
Mark Meadows, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 11
Patrick Meehan, Republican, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 7
Luke Messer, Republican, Representative, from Indiana, district 6
Jefferson B. (jeff) Miller, Republican, Representative, from Florida, district 1
James P. Moran, Democrat, Representative, from Virginia, district 8
Markwayne Mullin, Republican, Representative, from Oklahoma, district 2
Mick Mulvaney, Republican, Representative, from South Carolina, district 5
Grace Flores Napolitano, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 38
Pete Olson, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 22
Frank Pallone, Democrat, Representative, from New Jersey, district 6
Scott Perry, Republican, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 4
Robert Pittenger, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 9
Mike Pompeo, Republican, Representative, from Kansas, district 4
Charles B. Rangel, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 15
Ileana Ros-lehtinen, Republican, Representative, from Florida, district 18
Timothy J. Ryan, Democrat, Representative, from Ohio, district 17
Matthew James Salmon, Republican, Representative, from Arizona, district 5
Frank James Sensenbrenner, Republican, Representative, from Wisconsin, district 5
Pete Sessions, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 32
Brad Sherman, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 27
John M. Shimkus, Republican, Representative, from Illinois, district 19
William (bill) Shuster, Republican, Representative, from Pennsylvania, district 9
Albio Sires, Democrat, Representative, from New Jersey, district 13
Karen Lorraine Jacqueline (jackie) Speier, Democrat, Representative, from California, district 12
Steve Stockman, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 36
Alice (dina) Titus, Democrat, Representative, from Nevada, district 3
Michael R. Turner, Republican, Representative, from Ohio, district 3
Randy Weber, Republican, Representative, from Texas, district 14
Lynn A. Westmoreland, Republican, Representative, from Georgia, district 3
Frederica Wilson, Democrat, Representative, from Florida, district 24
Kevin Yoder, Representative, from Kansas, district 3
Act Overview
- Number: 1151 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes (4)
- Date First Introduced: 2013-03-14
- Sponsor Name: Kevin Yoder
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2013-07-12
- Type: hr (7)
- Main Topic: International affairs
- Related Bills: (8)
s579-113, Reason: identical, Type: bill
- Summary of To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Text of the To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes
Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the next triennial International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly to be held in September 2013 in Montreal Canada; and (2) instruct the U.S. Mission to the ICAO to officially request observer status for Taiwan at the Assembly and other related meetings activities and mechanisms and urge ICAO member states to support Taiwan observer status and participation in the ICAO.
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress in unclassified form describing the U.S. strategy to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial ICAO Assembly and at any subsequent ICAO Assemblies and other related meetings.
Bill Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
- [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
- [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes)
- [Note 4] To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2013-03-14) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
- [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
- [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
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Analysis
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Asia
Aviation and airports
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Taiwan
Further Reading
- “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
- “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
- “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.