Taiwan Trade Bill Clears House Panel in United Vote

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee were unified in a vote advancing a bill to approve a recently signed trade pact with Taiwan and pave a path toward cooperation, which could lead to a tax agreement with Taipei.

The bipartisan legislation earned praise from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, which was voted out of the committee 42-0. It was released last week by the party leaders of the House and Senate tax-writing committees. The bill, members said, puts Congress back in the driver’s seat on trade agreements and reaffirms that the House and ...