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Official title: To codify the Six Assurances to Taiwan, provide congressional review of the Six Assurances, protect Taiwan from coercion, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 15, 2025 by S. Raja Krishnamoorthi · Last progress May 15, 2025
The bill strengthens U.S. political and policy backing for Taiwan—boosting deterrence, economic stability, and predictability for partners—at the cost of higher geopolitical friction with China, greater risks of U.S. involvement and defense spending, and reduced executive flexibility while offering little new funding for civilians.
Taxpayers, military personnel, and state governments: the bill reaffirms U.S. support for Taiwan's self-defense and peaceful stability—preserving arms-sales commitments and deterrence to reduce the risk of military escalation in the region.
U.S. businesses, consumers, and taxpayers: the bill recognizes Taiwan as an important economic partner and supports stability in key trade routes and the semiconductor supply chain, lowering the risk of large-scale economic disruption.
Congress, federal employees, and taxpayers: the bill creates a formal congressional notification and expedited review process for presidential changes to Taiwan/PRC policy, increasing legislative oversight and making abrupt policy shifts less likely without congressional approval.
Taxpayers, consumers, and U.S. businesses: a firmer public U.S. stance toward Taiwan increases the risk of heightened tensions with the PRC and potential diplomatic or economic retaliation that could disrupt trade and raise prices.
Taxpayers: reaffirmed commitments to arms sales and security ties may lead to higher U.S. defense expenditures to sustain deterrence and support for Taiwan.
Military personnel and their families: reiterating U.S. commitments and deterrence increases the prospect of U.S. involvement in a Taiwan contingency, raising deployment risk and potential casualties.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Requires presidential notification and a congressional review period before certain actions that would alter longstanding U.S. policy (the Six Assurances) toward Taiwan or the PRC.
Requires the President to notify and wait while Congress reviews proposed changes to longstanding U.S. policy called the Six Assurances to Taiwan before taking certain actions (such as pausing arms sales, negotiating U.S.-PRC agreements about Taiwan, or pressuring Taiwan to negotiate). Reaffirms U.S. positions about Taiwan’s status, restates findings that Taiwan is a free democracy and important partner, and declares Congress’ view that peaceful resolution and maintenance of the Six Assurances are critical to stability across the Taiwan Strait.