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HR 2731 104th Congress House

To require the United States to oppose and vote against any proposal to create any financing mechanism designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations.

Introduced: February 1, 1996 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Debt reliefForeign Trade and International FinanceInternational agenciesInternational monetary systemMultilateral development banks
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Dec 6, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Dec 6, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 15, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the creation of any financing mechanism (international bailout fund) designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 1, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2731: To require the United States to oppose and vote against any proposal to create any financing mechanism designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2731/
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"H.R. 2731: To require the United States to oppose and vote against any proposal to create any financing mechanism designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2731/.
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H.R. 2731, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2731/.
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