{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-4004","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":4004,"title":"United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-06-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001195","fullName":"Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]","party":"R","state":"MO","district":8}],"cosponsorsCount":43,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2023-08-07","text":"Became Public Law No: 118-13."},"policyArea":"Foreign Trade and International Finance","subjects":["Asia","Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits","Congressional oversight","Congressional-executive branch relations","Customs enforcement","Free trade and trade barriers","Government information and archives","Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment","Taiwan","Trade agreements and negotiations"],"actions":[{"date":"2023-08-07","text":"Became Public Law No: 118-13.","type":"President","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-08-07","text":"Became Public Law No: 118-13.","type":"BecameLaw","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-08-07","text":"Signed by President.","type":"President","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-08-07","text":"Signed by President.","type":"BecameLaw","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-27","text":"Presented to President.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-27","text":"Presented to President.","type":"President","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-20","text":"Message on Senate action sent to the House.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-18","text":"Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2977-2978)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-18","text":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2977-2978)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-22","text":"Received in the Senate, read twice.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3051-3052)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3051-3052)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4004.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3051-3054)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-116.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-21","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-116.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-13","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-13","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-06-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act</b></p> <p>This bill expresses the approval of Congress for the June 1, 2023, agreement regarding trade between the United States and Taiwan. The bill also imposes requirements on the negotiations of certain further trade agreements between the United States and Taiwan. (The June 1, 2023, agreement, which addresses issues such as customs administration and regulatory practices, is the first of several expected agreements under the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade.)</p> <p>The June 1, 2023, agreement may enter into force no earlier than 30 days after the President certifies in writing to Congress that Taiwan has taken measures necessary to comply with the agreement.</p> <p>The bill also imposes requirements on the negotiation of further agreements under the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, such as requiring the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to (1) share any U.S. negotiating texts with Congress prior to sharing the text with Taiwan or any parties outside of the executive branch, (2) share any negotiating texts from Taiwan within three days of receipt, and (3) provide daily briefings to certain Members of Congress during negotiating rounds. A further agreement shall not take effect unless (1) the President, at least 60 days before entering into the further agreement, makes the text publicly available on a USTR website; and (2) a bill is enacted into law expressly approving the further agreement.</p>","updateDate":"2025-05-27T14:15:43Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":1010,"ts":"2026-04-19T12:51:18.507Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=United%20States-Taiwan%20Initiative%20on%2021st-Century%20Trade%20First%20"}]}}