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A bill to suspend all United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the special congressional committees established to investigate the arms sales to Iran and other matters…

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A bill to suspend all United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the special congressional committees established to investigate the arms sales to Iran and other matters have completed their investigations and the General Accounting Office has been able to account for all of the $27,000,000 that was appropriated in 1985 for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.

Introduced: January 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Feb 6, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Jan 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Jan 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).
Jan 8, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Suspends all U.S. aid for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the Congress enacts a joint resolution declaring that: (1) specified Select Committees have completed their investigations into the arms sales to Iran and U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan resistance; and (2) the Comptroller General has been able to account for all of the "humanitarian assistance" provided to the Nicaraguan resistance by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985.

What's happening now February 11, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 23, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 574: A bill to suspend all United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the special congressional committees established to investigate the arms sales to Iran and other matters have completed their investigations and the General Accounting Office has been able to account for all of the $27,000,000 that was appropriated in 1985 for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-574/
MLA
"H.R. 574: A bill to suspend all United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the special congressional committees established to investigate the arms sales to Iran and other matters have completed their investigations and the General Accounting Office has been able to account for all of the $27,000,000 that was appropriated in 1985 for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-574/.
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H.R. 574, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-574/.
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[H.R. 574: A bill to suspend all United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the special congressional committees established to investigate the arms sales to Iran and other matters have completed their investigations and the General Accounting Office has been able to account for all of the $27,000,000 that was appropriated in 1985 for humanitarian assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-574/)
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