Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2026

Key Points

• The bill encourages the U.S. to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Taiwan and explore redirecting some LNG shipments currently going to China. In 2024, the U.S. exported nearly twice as much LNG to China as to Taiwan, and the bill calls for a National Academy of Sciences assessment on how to shift that balance.
• The bill directs U.S. agencies to work with Taiwan on protecting energy infrastructure — power grids, LNG terminals, and control systems — from cyberattacks, sabotage, and physical threats. It authorizes joint training exercises, workforce development, and the creation of a U.S.-Taiwan Energy Security Center.
• Congress expresses support for Taiwan maintaining and expanding nuclear power, including restarting existing reactors and deploying new small modular reactor technology. Taiwan shut down its last operating nuclear plant in May 2025, and the bill argues nuclear fuel's long life makes it harder to disrupt via maritime blockade.
• To keep ships sailing to Taiwan during a crisis, the bill lets the Secretary of Transportation provide government-backed insurance for vessels carrying energy, humanitarian, or other critical goods to Taiwan or other strategic partners facing maritime threats.
• The bill explicitly states it does not change the longstanding U.S. One China Policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances. This aims to reassure China that the energy cooperation is not a diplomatic shift.

Votes

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