House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-158
To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.
Became law on Apr 4, 2002.
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrod Brown D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 2, 2001
- Committee actionNov 28, 2001
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2001 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 19, 2002 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMar 25, 2002
- Became lawApr 4, 2002
Latest action: Apr 4, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-158.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2739.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2739, a bill to amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes” on December 3, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on November 28, 2001</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 3, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13425
- CBO publication date
- December 3, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2739, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8feaca5af6246ce95190bc68a68c8ca33cf239bcb8fa76d3b10b5d746d5f6cc9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2739, a bill to amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes” on December 3, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on November 28, 2001”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, December 3, 2001 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13425
- CBO publication date
- December 3, 2001
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2739, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8feaca5af6246ce95190bc68a68c8ca33cf239bcb8fa76d3b10b5d746d5f6cc9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2739, an act to amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes” on March 21, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on March 19, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13543
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2739, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8feaca5af6246ce95190bc68a68c8ca33cf239bcb8fa76d3b10b5d746d5f6cc9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2739, an act to amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes” on March 21, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on March 19, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13543
- CBO publication date
- March 21, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2739, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2739
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8feaca5af6246ce95190bc68a68c8ca33cf239bcb8fa76d3b10b5d746d5f6cc9
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
24 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 14 Democrats
10 of 24 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Howard Berman (D-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Jim Davis (D-FL), Martin Frost (D-TX), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), James Maloney (D-CT), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Nick Smith (R-MI), Mark Souder (R-IN), Robert Wexler (D-FL), David Wu (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sherrod Brown.
- H.R. 428 (107th) Concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
- H.R. 819 (107th) To designate the Federal building located at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the "Donald J. Pease Federal Building".
- H.R. 1168 (107th) Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act
- H.R. 1167 (107th) Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2001
- H.R. 1862 (107th) Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2001
- H.R. 3804 (107th) Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act of 2002
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.