Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3936
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Taiwan Defense Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 10, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 10, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3936
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Missouri
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Taiwan Defense Act

This bill requires, no later than April 30 every year, beginning in 2021 and ending in 2026, the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress a report on the progress of DOD with respect to improving the ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to conduct combined joint operations to deny the ability of China to execute a fait accompli against Taiwan.

The bill defines fait accompli as the strategy of China designed to allow it to use military force to seize control of Taiwan before the U.S. Armed Forces are able to respond effectively, while simultaneously deterring an effective combined joint response by the Armed Forces by convincing the United States that mounting such a response would be prohibitively difficult or costly.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/10/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
06/10/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:16 PM