PROTECT Taiwan Act (H.R. 1531)

House vote · H.R. 1531 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · February 9, 2026Free nations

Tells US financial regulators to work to shut China's representatives out of international banking bodies if China threatens Taiwan's security.

Liberty position: Yea
The House voted: 395 Yea, 2 Nay
Why Yea is the liberty side: It raises the cost to China of threatening Taiwan.

The count

428 current members of Congress were in the House for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

393 current members voted Yea.

2 current members voted Nay.

33 current members missed the vote or voted present. Neither counts for or against a member.

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