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HR 4403 100th Congress House International Affairs Central America Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign Trade and Investments Nicaragua Peace Peace treaties Sanctions (International law) Treaties

A bill providing that the President shall terminate the sanctions imposed against Nicaragua under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 19, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
May 2, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Apr 19, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 19, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that U.S. interests in achieving peace in Central America would be served best by a negotiated settlement such as that embodied in the Central American peace accord (Guatemala Accord).

Directs the President to terminate the sanctions imposed on Nicaragua in 1985 under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and to take other steps to restore normal economic and trade relations with Nicaragua.

What's happening now May 2, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 1988
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 17, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 26, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4403: A bill providing that the President shall terminate the sanctions imposed against Nicaragua under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4403/
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"H.R. 4403: A bill providing that the President shall terminate the sanctions imposed against Nicaragua under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4403/.
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H.R. 4403, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4403/.
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[H.R. 4403: A bill providing that the President shall terminate the sanctions imposed against Nicaragua under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4403/)
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