Bill tells U.S. diplomats to oppose China's moves against Taiwan.

What it does

The bill changes a 2019 law about Taiwan. It says a UN vote did not decide Taiwan's status. The bill tells U.S. diplomats to work against Chinese efforts to change how international groups treat Taiwan. It also tells the U.S. to push allies to resist Chinese pressure on Taiwan. The bill requires reports on Chinese attempts to hurt Taiwan's standing in the world.

Who it affects

U.S. diplomats must follow new rules about Taiwan. U.S. allies face pressure to oppose China on Taiwan issues. China may react to the bill's message about Taiwan's status.

One thing to notice

The bill says a UN vote did not settle Taiwan's status. This may make China see the U.S. as challenging the One China idea.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

12 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

• Mar 27, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Mar 27, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
• May 5, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection”
• May 5, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Dec 2025 to Dec 2025.

Those reports show $30,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 2 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Gerald Connolly, who sponsored the bill, received $160,000 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Wake County Nc — $30,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• diplomats — People who work for the government to handle relations with other countries.
• international groups — Organizations made up of many countries that work together on shared issues.
• status — A person's or place's official position or rank.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.