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A bill to postpone United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the Congress has time to complete its investigations into the Iranian arms scandal.

Introduced: January 21, 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
Mar 10, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Mar 10, 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 21, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 21, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 21, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).
Jan 21, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits making any funds available for assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance during the period between the date of enactment of this Act and November 15, 1987, unless the President and the Congress take specified actions.

What's happening now March 10, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 4, 1987
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 24, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 636: A bill to postpone United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the Congress has time to complete its investigations into the Iranian arms scandal.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-636/
MLA
"H.R. 636: A bill to postpone United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance until the Congress has time to complete its investigations into the Iranian arms scandal.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-636/.
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H.R. 636, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-636/.
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