# 115-hr-3320: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.

115-hr-3320, To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3320
- Congress: 115
- Title: To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2017-07-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the annual reports submitted by the Department of State to Congress concerning the U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly (WHA) held by the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to include an account of the changes and improvements that the State Department has made to such plan following any annual meetings of the WHA at which Taiwan did not obtain such status.

## Cosponsors (29)

- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2017-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2017-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2017-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2017-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2017-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2017-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2017-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] (R-KS), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3320 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3320)

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