[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1278 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1278

  Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and 
                 longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2026

Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
 Carson, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. 
 Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Stanton, Mr. 
    Wittman, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Min, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. 
 Kamlager-Dove, Mrs. McIver, Ms. McBride, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. Case) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                           on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and 
                 longstanding bipartisan Taiwan policy.

Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 is the cornerstone of the United 
        States-Taiwan relationship, which has been characterized by broad and 
        enduring bipartisan support;
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act established key elements of United States 
        policy that have stood the test of time, including--

    (1) preserving the extensive commercial, cultural, and other ties 
between the United States and Taiwan as well as the people on the China 
mainland and all other peoples of the Western Pacific area;

    (2) declaring that peace and stability in the region are in the 
political, security, and economic interests of the United States, and are 
matters of international concern;

    (3) underscoring that the United States decision to establish and 
maintain diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China rests 
upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by 
peaceful means;

    (4) considering any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other 
than peaceful means, including boycotts or embargoes, a threat to regional 
peace and security, and of grave concern to the United States;

    (5) providing Taiwan with arms of a defensive character; and

    (6) maintaining the capacity of the United States to resist any resort 
to force or coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social and 
economic system, of the people of Taiwan;

Whereas the United States has a longstanding one China policy, which has been 
        guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiques, and the 
        Six Assurances, in which the Reagan administration made clear in 1982 
        that, in the context of the United States-China Joint Communique on 
        United States Arms Sales to Taiwan, the United States--

    (1) did not agree to set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan;

    (2) did not agree to prior consultation with the People's Republic of 
China on arms sales to Taiwan;

    (3) did not agree to play any mediation role between Taiwan and the 
People's Republic of China;

    (4) did not agree to revise the Taiwan Relations Act;

    (5) did not agree to take any position regarding sovereignty over 
Taiwan; and

    (6) will not exert pressure on Taiwan to enter into negotiations with 
the People's Republic of China;

Whereas, since the passage of the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States and 
        Taiwan have further strengthened commercial, cultural, and other ties;
Whereas Taiwan has become a key part of the global economy and a significant 
        trading and investment partner of the United States; and
Whereas Taiwan has transformed into a robust democracy on the world stage: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives reaffirms the Taiwan 
Relations Act (96-8), the three Joint Communiques, and the Six 
Assurances as cornerstones of United States policy regarding Taiwan and 
supports the longstanding bipartisan United States policy toward 
Taiwan, which includes support for Taiwan's self-defense and opposition 
to efforts to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful 
means.
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