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Key Votes
HR 1838 - Taiwan Security Enhancement Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Dan Burton Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (341-70) - Feb. 1, 2000(Key vote)
Title: Taiwan Security Enhancement Act
Vote Result
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Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that increases military ties and cooperation with Taiwan.
Highlights:
- Calls for annual reports from the Department of Defense secretary regarding the security situation in Taiwan.
- Increases the number of personnel in the U.S. diplomatic corps in Taiwan.
- Increases the number of Taiwanese military personnel who receive training in the U.S.
- Instructs the President to provide justification for any refusal of a Taiwanese defense request.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - May 18, 1999
Title: Taiwan Security Enhancement Act
Sponsors
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph 'Joe' Crowley (NY - D)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Peter Deutsch (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert L. 'Bob' Ehrlich Jr. (MD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob R. Etheridge (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Patrick Forbes (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barney Frank (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert D. 'Bob' Franks (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jonas 'Martin' Frost III (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sam Gejdenson (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Benjamin A. Gilman (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- James V. Hansen (UT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Alcee L. 'Judge' Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph M. 'Joe' Hoeffel (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Asa' Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. Jefferson (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Gerald D. 'Jerry' Kleczka (WI - ) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nita M. Lowey (NY - D)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (NY - D)
- James H. 'Jim' Maloney (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew G. 'Marty' Martinez (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. 'Mike' McNulty (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gregory W. Meeks (NY - D)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Constance A. Morella (MD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Solomon P. Ortiz Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James E. Rogan (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Marshall Clement 'Mark' Sanford Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Brad J. Sherman (CA - D)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- John E. Sununu (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Anacletus Underwood (GU - ) (Out Of Office)
- Bruce Frank Vento (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Wexler (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Wu (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
