To amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hr-441
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2003-01-29 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Conferences
East Asia
Europe
Health
Human immunodeficiency viruses
International agencies
International relief
Malaria
Planning
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tuberculosis
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-29
text: Amends Federal law to authorize the Secretary of State to initiate a U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual week-long summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland, and to instruct the U.S. delegation there to implement such plan.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on January 29, 2003. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Amends Federal law to find that the government of Taiwan, in response to an appeal from the United Nations and the United States for resources to control the spread of HIV/AIDS, donated $1 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Authorizes the Secretary of State to initiate a U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual week-long summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland, and to instruct the U.S. delegation there to implement such plan.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 50).
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 50).
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration:  CR H1710-1711)
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: At 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.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 441.
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration:  CR H1704-1706; text of measure as introduced:  CR H1704)
action_date: 2003-03-11
text: Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-01-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2003-01-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-01-29
text: Introduced in House