Senate bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-28

A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.

S. 243Introduced Jan 29, 2003Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on May 29, 2003.

Sponsor: Sen. George Allen R-VA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 29, 2003
Committee actionApr 9, 2003
Passed SenateMay 1, 2003 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseMay 14, 2003 · without objection
To the PresidentMay 21, 2003
Became lawMay 29, 2003

Latest action: May 29, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-28.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 243.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 243, A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization” on April 17, 2003. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 9, 2003</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 17, 2003 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14395
CBO publication date
April 17, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 243, 108th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 243, A bill concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization” on April 17, 2003. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 9, 2003”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 17, 2003 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14395
CBO publication date
April 17, 2003
Congress.gov bill record
S. 243, 108th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/243
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cfad612ae295b590b9d384b36eecb66091f77222df88dcd65e4fed2e74c0d915
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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

10 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 10 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Christopher Bond (R-MO), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Zell Miller (D-GA), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), George Voinovich (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. George Allen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress

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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.