# 118-hr-8238: To require the Secretary of Defense to appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities.

118-hr-8238, To require the Secretary of Defense to appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-8238
- Congress: 118
- Title: To require the Secretary of Defense to appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2024-05-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To require the Secretary of Defense to appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2024-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2024-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2024-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2024-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2024-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2024-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2024-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2024-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2024-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-8238 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8238)

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