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HR 5368 100th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Disaster relief Disasters and Disaster Relief Government Operations and Politics Hurricanes International relief Jamaica Peace Corps

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize international disaster assistance for Jamaica to assist in alleviating the human suffering caused by Hurricane Gilbert.

Introduced: September 23, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Sep 23, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 23, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish disaster assistance to Jamaica to alleviate the suffering caused by Hurricane Gilbert.

Authorizes appropriations. Requires that a certain amount of such appropriations be transferred to the Peace Corps for disaster relief programs in Jamaica under the Peace Corps Act.

What's happening now September 26, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 23, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5368: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize international disaster assistance for Jamaica to assist in alleviating the human suffering caused by Hurricane Gilbert.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5368/
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"H.R. 5368: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize international disaster assistance for Jamaica to assist in alleviating the human suffering caused by Hurricane Gilbert.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5368/.
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H.R. 5368, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5368/.
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[H.R. 5368: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize international disaster assistance for Jamaica to assist in alleviating the human suffering caused by Hurricane Gilbert.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5368/)
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