Taiwan Interpol Endorsement and Inclusion Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8452.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOODEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 86, May 17, 2024, Page H3357):
  The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens. Additionally Congress has the The single subject of this legislation is: This bill directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to advocate for and endorse Taiwan as a full member of INTERPOL. Additionally, this bill encourages…
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8452, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8452

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  September 11, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  760c79229a26d241c56c053d93d0041b9fb242d8b2091a80cbb716b07677b619

  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 September 11, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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