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SJRES 268 100th Congress Senate International Affairs American economic assistance Congress and Members of Congress Congressional oversight Congressional veto Drugs and narcotics Mexico Narcotic traffic

A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Introduced: March 2, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 18, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Apr 18, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 14, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-27. Record Vote No: 97.
Apr 14, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 63-27. Record Vote No: 97.
Apr 14, 1988
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Apr 14, 1988
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Voice Vote.
Apr 12, 1988
Committee on Foreign Relations. Failed to order reported.
Mar 2, 1988
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 2, 1988
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disapproves the President's certification for U.S. assistance to Mexico under provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to countries that fail to take adequate measures to prevent narcotic drugs and other controlled substances from being sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such country to U.S. Government personnel or from entering the United States unlawfully.

What's happening now April 18, 1988

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 14, 1988
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 268: A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-268/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 268: A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-268/.
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S.J. Res. 268, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-268/.
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[S.J. Res. 268: A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President under section 481(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-268/)
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