H.R. 1531 · 119th Congress

PROTECT Taiwan Act

Introduced on Feb 24, 2025 by Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 11, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 24, 2025
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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

Official title

To direct certain financial regulators to exclude representatives of the People's Republic of China from certain banking organizations upon notice of certain threats or danger, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Asia
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • China
  • Foreign and international banking
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Sanctions
  • Taiwan

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Nov 25, 2025). Public domain.

Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act or the PROTECT Taiwan Act

This bill requires certain federal entities to seek to exclude China from six international financial organizations if the President informs Congress that China's actions threaten Taiwan and pose a danger to U.S. interests.

Specifically, the bill establishes that it is U.S. policy to seek to exclude Chinese representatives from participating in the activities of six international organizations if the President informs Congress that China's actions pose any (1) threat to Taiwan's security, economic system, or social system; and (2) danger to U.S. interests.

The six specified organizations are

  • the Group of Twenty,
  • the Bank for International Settlements,
  • the Financial Stability Board,
  • the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision,
  • the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and
  • the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

In the event that the President so informs Congress, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the Securities and Exchange Commission to take all necessary steps to advance the exclusion policy.

The President may waive the application of this policy to an organization if doing so is in the national interest of the United States.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Frank D. LucasR-OK-3Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Feb 9, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 395–2

History

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  1. Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 24, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 24, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Feb 24, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Sep 16, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Sep 16, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
  7. Nov 25, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-388, Part I.
  8. Nov 25, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-388, Part I.
  9. Nov 25, 2025Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  10. Nov 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
  11. Nov 25, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 338.
  12. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseMr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2078-2079)
  14. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1531.
  15. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2082-2083)
  17. Feb 9, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 2 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H2078-2079)House · Roll call 58
  18. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 - 2 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H2078-2079)House · Roll call 58
  19. Feb 9, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Feb 11, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • 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.