S. 821 · Where this bill is now
Became law through another bill
Its text was included in H.R. 1512, Public Law 119-45 (per the Congressional Research Service). This bill number itself: In committee.
See H.R. 1512 on Congress.gov ↗
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryState Department expands Taiwan relationship reviews
The U.S. has an unofficial relationship with Taiwan since establishing official ties with China in 1979. Currently, the State Department is required to review its guidance on this relationship once and report to Congress. This bill would require the State Department to review and reissue that guidance every five years instead, and report what changed, how the guidance reflects Congress's views on Taiwan's democratic government, and which self-imposed restrictions on Taiwan relations were lifted.
How it affects you
This change doesn't directly affect most everyday Americans. It mainly shapes how the State Department conducts its relationship with Taiwan at the official level, with Congress receiving regular updates on that relationship rather than a single review.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 3, 2025)
Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
This bill expands an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)
Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance, reissue it, and report to Congress every five years while the guidance is in effect.
The reports to Congress must (1) describe the results of the guidance review and any changes to it resulting from implementation of a law that encourages engagement between Taiwanese and U.S. officials; (2) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (3) identify self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan that the State Department has lifted in its most recent guidance update.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 821
A BILL
Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) · Introduced Mar 3, 2025 · International Affairs · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 28, 2025: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.