House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJul 19, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 19, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4729.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CONNOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 124, July 19, 2023, Page H3858):Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill will authorize the the executive to negotiate and conclude a tax agreement with Taiwan.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 19, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 161 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4729, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4729
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
57d978bb578011f4a3cc93bd787afa2a299309771b8ac798278262a332623456
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4729, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
19 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 7 Democrats
12 of 19 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Russell Fry (R-SC), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Young Kim (R-CA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Mary Peltola (D-AK), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Connolly.
- H.Res. 1056 (118th) Recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea.
- H.R. 1176 (118th) Taiwan International Solidarity Act
- H.R. 4016 (118th) Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act
- H.R. 7527 (118th) Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2024
- H.R. 5532 (118th) Russia-North Korea Cooperation Sanctions Act
- H.R. 4157 (118th) Not Just a Number Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.