118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1513 — A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.

“A bill to direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the "Taiwan Representative Office", and for other purposes.”

International affairs

Introduced May 10, 2023

Last action May 10, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

May 10, 2023

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Referred

May 10, 2023

Foreign Relations

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to rename its office in the District of Columbia the Taiwan Representative Office. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship is unofficial, and TECRO is Taiwan's principal representative office in the United States.)

Provisions · 1 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

May 10, 2023

Introduced in Senate

May 10, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.