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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the Lithuanian people to alleviate suffering during the current…

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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the Lithuanian people to alleviate suffering during the current emergency.

Introduced: August 3, 1990 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Aug 21, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Aug 3, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 3, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to declare that the Congress recognizes that prompt U.S. assistance is necessary to alleviate the emergency in Lithuania caused by the Soviet blockade.

Authorizes the President to provide humanitarian assistance to Lithuania. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to: (1) furnish such assistance through voluntary relief agencies; and (2) ensure that Lithuanians receive such assistance as soon as possible.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that other nations and voluntary relief agencies should respond to the need of the Lithuanian people by providing or facilitating emergency humanitarian assistance.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now August 21, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 11, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5481: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the Lithuanian people to alleviate suffering during the current emergency.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5481/
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"H.R. 5481: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to the Lithuanian people to alleviate suffering during the current emergency.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5481/.
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H.R. 5481, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5481/.
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