Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Menendez D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2013
- Committee actionMay 14, 2013
- Passed SenateJun 19, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 3, 2014 — Committee on Foreign Relations Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-458.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 579.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-42 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on June 13, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 13, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/42
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 579, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2352ad41e061894e17f7f7b41b5bd40d8bfae8db9e1d2e0778e848733a05eee6
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- Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.1151, which became Public Law 113-17 on 7/12/2013.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 579, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/579
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2352ad41e061894e17f7f7b41b5bd40d8bfae8db9e1d2e0778e848733a05eee6
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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
22 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 8 Democrats
14 of 22 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jon Tester (D-MT), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez.
- S. 2142 (113th) Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014
- S. 793 (113th) Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013
- S. 1683 (113th) A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.
- S. 1545 (113th) PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013
- S. 1901 (113th) Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act
- S.Res. 377 (113th) A resolution recognizing the 193rd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.