Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HR16: House resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th
Status: Passed both chambers, March 31, 2026
House resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 31, 2026:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont House Resolution H.R. 16 Offered by Representatives Graning of Jericho, Bosch of Clarendon, Boutin of Barre City, Carris Duncan of Whitingham, Cooper of Pownal, Duke of Burlington, Marcotte of Coventry, Micklus of Milton, Olson of Starksboro, Priestley of Bradford, and White of Bethel House resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced VermontTaiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan's participation in international organizations Whereas, the United States and Taiwan share a vibrant and mutually beneficial bilateral relationship, based on their shared values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and a free market economy, and Whereas, the U.S. government has encouraged economic, including trade, and cultural engagements and exchanges between the American and Taiwanese peoples, particularly at the state level, and Whereas, in 2022, the United States and Taiwan launched the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade to strengthen the two nations' economic and trade relationship, and, in 2023, Congress enacted the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act, Pub. L. No. 118-13, approving the first agreement under this initiative, and Whereas, in 2025, Taiwan was America's fourth-largest trading partner, with U.S. exports valued at $54.7 billion and imports from Taiwan worth …
Sponsors
- Edye Graning (D, Chittenden-3) · primary sponsor
- David Bosch (R, Rutland-2)
- Michael Boutin (R, Washington-3)
- Carris Duncan, Emily (D, Windham-6)
- Jonathan Cooper (D, Bennington-1)
- Abbey Duke (D, Chittenden-17)
- Michael Marcotte (R, Orleans-Lamoille)
- Anthony Micklus (R, Chittenden-Franklin)
- Herb Olson (D, Addison-4)
- Monique Priestley (D, Orange-2)
- Kirk White (D, Windsor-Addison)
Latest actions
- : Read and adopted
Common questions
- What is HR16?
- HR16 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th .
- What does HR16 do?
- House resolution reaffirming the abiding friendship between the State of Vermont and the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 27th anniversary of the Vermont-Taiwan sister-state relationship and supporting enhanced Vermont-Taiwan bilateral relations and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations
- What is the status of HR16?
- Passed both chambers as of March 31, 2026. Latest action: Read and adopted (March 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR16?
- Edye Graning (D, Chittenden-3), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR16?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.R.16
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