House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019

H.R. 2002Introduced Apr 1, 2019Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedApr 1, 2019
Committee actionApr 9, 2019
Passed HouseMay 7, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 8, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2002.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2002, Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019” on April 15, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019”.
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May 28, 2025
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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. McCAUL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2938):
Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution
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H.R. 2002, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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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 — 20 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 24 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Curtis (R-UT), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), George Holding (R-NC), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Greg Pence (R-IN), Scott Perry (R-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Van Taylor (R-TX), Steve Watkins (R-KS), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Ron Wright (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael McCaul.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-10 district

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