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HJRES 80 102th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Congressional oversight Democracy Estonia Export credit Export finance Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign loans Freedom of the press Human rights International agencies International monetary system Latvia Lithuania Multilateral development banks National self-determination Negotiations Sanctions (International law) Sovereignty

To revoke recently-extended U.S. taxpayer subsidies to the Soviet Union as a consequence of its attacks on freedom of the press and democracy in the Baltic republics in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

Introduced: January 18, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 1, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jan 31, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jan 23, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 18, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 18, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 18, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Jan 18, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 18, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Imposes upon the Soviet Union the trade and assistance restrictions described in this resolution unless and until the President certifies to the Congress that the Soviet Union has: (1) ceased all interference with freedom of the press in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia; (2) ceased the threat and use of force against the people of such states; (3) ceased its military occupation of all buildings and facilities in such states seized during the crackdown that commenced in March 1990; and (4) entered into meaningful negotiations with the democratically elected leaders of such states for the purposes of establishing the formal recognition of their independence.

Specifies as such restrictions: (1) prohibiting the Export-Import Bank and the Commodity Credit Corporation from issuing or paying any insurance or credit guarantee with respect to financing exports to the Soviet Union; (2) making ineffective the U.S.-Soviet trade agreement concluded on June 1, 1990; (3) denying authority to the Secretary of the Treasury and the U.S. executive director of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support any grant of special association status; and (4) requiring the United States to oppose any waiver or modification of restrictions contained in the Charter of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development applicable to the provision of loans to the Soviet Union and to oppose loans by such bank to the Soviet Union.

What's happening now February 7, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1