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SJRES 91 100th Congress Senate International Affairs American economic assistance Congress and Members of Congress Congressional oversight Congressional veto Drugs and narcotics Narcotic traffic Panama

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

Introduced: March 17, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 7, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 7, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Apr 3, 1987
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 3, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 3, 1987
Motion to table the bill rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 31-58. Record Vote No: 63.
Apr 3, 1987
Committee amendment ruled out of order by the Chair.
Mar 27, 1987
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71.
Mar 27, 1987
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-25. Additional views filed.
Mar 26, 1987
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 24, 1987
Committee on Foreign Relations. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Mar 17, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 17, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disapproves the President's certification for U.S. assistance to Panama 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 7, 1987

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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  • HJRES 211 Identical bill A joint resolution disapproving the certification by the President with respect to Panama under section 481(h) of the F…
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 17, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 91: 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-91/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 91: 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-91/.
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S.J. Res. 91, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-91/.
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[S.J. Res. 91: 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-91/)
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