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HR 3439 101th Congress House

To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States representatives to the multilateral development banks to consider, in voting on any debt reduction loan to a country, the…

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Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States representatives to the multilateral development banks to consider, in voting on any debt reduction loan to a country, the country's progress in reducing drug trafficking.

Introduced: October 11, 1989 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Foreign loansMultilateral development banksNarcotic traffic
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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To President
Became law
Oct 16, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.
Oct 11, 1989
Introduced in House
Oct 11, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
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 Latest action October 16, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to vote to give preference for debt reduction loans to those countries which show marked improvement in reducing the volume of cultivation, processing, trafficking, and export to the United States of illegal drugs; and (2) include in the detailed accounting required by the International Narcotics Control Act of 1986 a discussion of the steps taken to achieve the goals of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Oct 11, 1989
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Oct 11, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3439: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States representatives to the multilateral development banks to consider, in voting on any debt reduction loan to a country, the country's progress in reducing drug trafficking.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3439/
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"H.R. 3439: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States representatives to the multilateral development banks to consider, in voting on any debt reduction loan to a country, the country's progress in reducing drug trafficking.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3439/.
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H.R. 3439, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3439/.
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[H.R. 3439: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States representatives to the multilateral development banks to consider, in voting on any debt reduction loan to a country, the country's progress in reducing drug trafficking.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3439/)
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