[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 250 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 250

      Supporting Taiwan's membership in appropriate international 
               organizations such as the United Nations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 2007

Mr. Garrett of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
 Goode, Mr. Akin, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Franks of 
  Arizona, Mr. Pence, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Mack, Mr. Jones of North 
Carolina, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
  Mr. Burgess, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Chabot) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
      Supporting Taiwan's membership in appropriate international 
               organizations such as the United Nations.

Whereas Taiwan has dramatically improved its record on human rights and 
        routinely holds fair and free elections in a multiparty system, as 
        evidenced by Taiwan's second democratic presidential election in 2000 
        and 2004 in which Mr. Chen Shui-bian was elected as President;
Whereas the 23,000,000 people in Taiwan are not represented in the United 
        Nations and their human rights as citizens of the world are therefore 
        severely abridged;
Whereas Taiwan has in recent years repeatedly expressed its strong desire to 
        participate in the United Nations;
Whereas Taiwan has much to contribute to the work and funding of the United 
        Nations;
Whereas the world community has reacted positively to Taiwan's desire for 
        international participation, as shown by Taiwan's membership in the 
        Asian Development Bank, Taiwan's admission to the Asia-Pacific Economic 
        Cooperation group as a full member, and Taiwan's accession as an 
        observer to the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade; and
Whereas the United States has supported Taiwan's participation in international 
        organizations including the World Health Organization: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) Taiwan and its 23,000,000 people deserve membership in 
        the United Nations; and
            (2) the United States should fulfill the commitment it made 
        in the 1994 Taiwan Policy Review to more actively support 
        Taiwan's membership in appropriate international organizations.
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