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HR 5196 101th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Caribbean area Debt agreements Foreign loans

Caribbean Debt for Development Act of 1990

Introduced: June 28, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jul 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Jun 28, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 28, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Caribbean Debt for Development Act of 1990 - Deems to be payments made by Caribbean countries to the United States for economic assistance loans: (1) equivalent amounts of local currency deposited into a local currency account for development purposes; and (2) local currency for which the President waives the equivalent deposit requirement. Permits such waiver only if the availability of the local currencies that would otherwise be deposited would be contrary to the long-term development of the country.

Requires annual congressional presentation materials to describe the debt for development agreements entered into under this Act.

What's happening now July 31, 1990

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 28, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5196: Caribbean Debt for Development Act of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5196/
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"H.R. 5196: Caribbean Debt for Development Act of 1990." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5196/.
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H.R. 5196, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5196/.
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