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HR 418 101th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Embargo Export controls Import restrictions Nicaragua Sanctions (International law)

To lift the trade and other economic sanctions imposed on Nicaragua by the President in 1985.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Feb 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Terminates the trade and other sanctions imposed on Nicaragua under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act pursuant to the national emergency declared by the President on May 1, 1985.

What's happening now February 3, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 3, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 3, 1989
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 3, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 418: To lift the trade and other economic sanctions imposed on Nicaragua by the President in 1985.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-418/
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"H.R. 418: To lift the trade and other economic sanctions imposed on Nicaragua by the President in 1985.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-418/.
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H.R. 418, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-418/.
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