Taiwan Interpol Endorsement and Inclusion Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6262 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6262 To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain membership status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 21, 2025 Mr. Gooden (for himself, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Sessions) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain membership status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Interpol Endorsement and Inclusion Act''. SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Taiwan is an important contributor to peace and stability around the world. (2) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-8) states that it is the policy of the United States ``to preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan''. (3) The United States, in the 1994 Taiwan Policy Review, declared its intention to support Taiwan's participation in appropriate international organizations and has consistently reiterated that support. (4) Following the enactment of Public Law 108-235, a law authorizing the Secretary of State to initiate and implement a plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly a