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HR 3563 Cleared committee

Treats Taiwan as if it were a listed country under several Arms Export Control Act provisions for five years, and lets the Secretary of State renew that treatment in additional five-year periods.

Official title: Taiwan PLUS Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 21-MAY-2025
Referred 21-MAY-2025
Approved by committee 13-MAY-2026
Key points
  • Applies for five years from enactment, treating Taiwan as a listed country under specified provisions of the Arms Export Control Act.
  • Allows the Secretary of State to extend this treatment in five-year periods after finding it serves U.S. national security interests and notifying the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees at least 14 days before each period begins.
  • Expresses the sense of Congress that Taiwan should be designated a member of the 'NATO Plus' community of states.
  • Sets out findings on U.S. defense sales to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act and recent congressional and commission recommendations.
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Scott Perry (R-PA) Cosponsors · 2
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