H.R. 4004 · 118th Congress

United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act

Introduced on Jun 12, 2023 by Jason Smith (R-MO-8). 43 cosponsors, 21 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-13.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-13
Introduced
Jun 12, 2023
Cosponsors
43
21 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes.

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

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jason SmithR-MO-8Sponsor

Democrats · 21

Republicans · 22

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 12, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 12, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
  6. Jun 21, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-116.
  7. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-116.
  8. Jun 21, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 89.
  9. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3051-3054)
  11. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4004.
  12. Jun 21, 2023Passed/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)
  13. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3051-3052)
  14. Jun 21, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Jun 22, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  16. Jul 18, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2977-2978)
  17. Jul 18, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2977-2978)
  18. Jul 20, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  19. Jul 27, 2023Presented to President.
  20. Jul 27, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  21. Aug 7, 2023Signed by President.
  22. Aug 7, 2023Signed by President.
  23. Aug 7, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-13.
  24. Aug 7, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-13.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. ASML US, LLC20 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASML US LLC$513.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  3. Google Client Services LLC5 reports
    $15.1M reported (all issues)
  4. MEDIATEK USA INC.5 reports
    $820.1K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $410K reported (all issues)
  6. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCAI match · 100%
  7. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $19.1M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.