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H.R. 1512

U.S. House•Passed

Summary

H.R. 1512, the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 21, 2025 by Rep. Ann Wagner (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Dec 2, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-45. It is now Public Law 119-45.

Record

Text

H.R. 1512 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb1512/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1512 EH: Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1512
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act  .
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).
 .
     Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-21
  2. Passed House2025-05-05
  3. Passed Senate2025-11-18
  4. Conference
  5. To President2025-11-21
  6. Became Law2025-12-02

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 21, 2025

hb1512/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/21/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Ann Wagner (R) sponsors H.R. 1512, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1512 went before 2 committees: Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Discharged From · Nov 18, 2025 · 385 Bills
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Feb 21, 2025 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1512 has taken 16 actions since Feb 21, 2025, the latest on Dec 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 2, 2025
House
Signed by President.
Dec 2, 2025
House
Became Public Law No: 119-45.
Nov 21, 2025
House
Presented to President.
Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.Foreign Relations Committee

Votes

H.R. 1512 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1512, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1512 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act — Display Title
  • Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1512 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Computer Industry, Defense, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP—Missouri14—
THE CHEMOURS COMPANY—Delaware12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.14—
THE CHEMOURS COMPANY12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MATTHEW NUGEN114
MARY CORDES112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE CHEMOURS COMPANYTHE CHEMOURS COMPANY2025 second_quarter$760K2nd Quarter - Report
THE CHEMOURS COMPANYTHE CHEMOURS COMPANY2025 first_quarter$530K1st Quarter - Report
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 fourth_quarter$200K4th Quarter - Report
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORPPEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.2025 third_quarter$180K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1512 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1512’s is International Affairs.

hr1512/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1512 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Asia to Taiwan.

hr1512/subjects.txt
AsiaCongressional oversightDepartment of StateSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTaiwan

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1512, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WAGNER:H.R. 1512.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H730]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com