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HR 1051 100th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Diamonds Foreign Trade and Investments Import restrictions Imports Mineral industries Mines and mineral resources South Africa

A bill to amend the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 to prohibit the importation of South African diamonds into the United States.

Introduced: February 9, 1987 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 9, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 to prohibit the importation into the United States of South African diamonds.

What's happening now February 12, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 11, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1051: A bill to amend the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 to prohibit the importation of South African diamonds into the United States.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1051/
MLA
"H.R. 1051: A bill to amend the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 to prohibit the importation of South African diamonds into the United States.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1051/.
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H.R. 1051, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1051/.
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[H.R. 1051: A bill to amend the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 to prohibit the importation of South African diamonds into the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1051/)
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