HJR128 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Taiwan Relations Act, 40th anniversary, recognized

Summary

Alabama recognizes the Taiwan Relations Act on its 40th anniversary.

What This Bill Does

This House Joint Resolution acknowledges and celebrates the Taiwan Relations Act on its 40th anniversary. It describes the Act as a 1979 law that helps maintain peace, security, and U.S.-Taiwan relations, and explains that the Act allows the American Institute in Taiwan to function as a de facto embassy and treats Taiwan as a sovereign entity under U.S. law even without formal diplomatic ties. The resolution is ceremonial and does not create new law or policy.

Who It Affects

• Alabama state government and residents, through a ceremonial acknowledgment by the Legislature
• Taiwan (Republic of China) and U.S.-Taiwan relations stakeholders, as the Act is described as a framework that recognizes Taiwan under U.S. law and maintains unofficial relations

Key Provisions

• Provision to recognize and celebrate the Taiwan Relations Act on its 40th Anniversary
• Background statements describing the Act's purpose to promote peace, security, stability, and US-Taiwan relations, and noting that the Act allows the American Institute in Taiwan to function as a de facto embassy and treat Taiwan as a sovereign entity under U.S. law

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Subjects

Resolutions, Congratulatory