HJRES 491
100th Congress
House
International Affairs
American economic assistance
Bahamas
Congress and Members of Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional veto
Drugs and narcotics
Narcotic traffic
A joint resolution disapproving the 1988 certification by the President with respect to the Bahamas under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Introduced: March 15, 1988
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 13, 1988
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 13, 1988
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee Without Recommendation.
Apr 1, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.
Mar 29, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 17, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Mar 15, 1988
Introduced in House
Mar 15, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 15, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Disapproves the President's certification for U.S. assistance to the Bahamas under provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to countries that fail to take adequate measures to prevent narcotic drugs and other controlled substances from being sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such country to U.S. Government personnel or from entering the United States unlawfully.
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