STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026

Summary

Directs the President to monitor and certify whether actors tied to the People’s Republic of China are engaging in or planning hostile, nonpeaceful acts against Taiwan and sets out rapid authorities to punish such aggression. It establishes findings reaffirming U.S. policy toward Taiwan, creates definitions and reporting requirements, authorizes blocking sanctions under existing emergency economic authorities without a new emergency declaration, makes sanctioned foreign individuals inadmissible to the United States, provides limited national-security waivers and exceptions, and creates an expedited congressional process to consider a narrowly framed joint resolution to impose sanctions.

• Requires the President to certify within 15 days (then every 30 days) whether PRC-linked actors have engaged in or plan hostile acts against Taiwan.
• Authorizes immediate use of blocking sanctions under IEEPA for covered actors without requiring a new national emergency declaration.
• Creates a fast-track congressional procedure for a narrowly worded joint resolution to impose statutory sanctions.
• Makes designated foreign individuals inadmissible to the U.S. and automatically revokes visas and entry documents for sanctioned aliens.
• Defines 19 Taiwan critical-infrastructure sectors and many legal terms to guide enforcement and determinations.
• Allows limited presidential waivers (up to 90 days, renewable) on national-security grounds and lists categorical exceptions (e.g., democracy promotion, intelligence reporting, imports prohibition).
• Applies existing civil and criminal penalties under IEEPA to violations of this Act’s measures.
• Permits termination of sanctions only after verifiable cessation of proscribed acts and requires immediate reimposition on reengagement.