House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-135

Taiwan Travel Act

H.R. 535Introduced Jan 13, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Mar 16, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Steve Chabot R-OH

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 13, 2017
Committee actionOct 12, 2017
Passed HouseJan 9, 2018 · by voice vote
Passed SenateFeb 28, 2018 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentMar 5, 2018
Became lawMar 16, 2018

Latest action: Mar 16, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-135.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 535.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 535, Taiwan Travel Act” on October 27, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 12, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 27, 2017 ↗
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CBO publication date
October 27, 2017
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 535, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 535, Taiwan Travel Act” on February 15, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 7, 2018”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 15, 2018 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53590
CBO publication date
February 15, 2018
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H.R. 535, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/535
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 21, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CHABOT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 9, January 13, 2017, Page H547):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 535, 115th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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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

81 cosponsors — 52 Republicans, 29 Democrats

29 of 81 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Dave Brat (R-VA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Paul Cook (R-CA), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), John Curtis (R-UT), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and 51 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-1 district

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