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HR 1509 97th Congress House International Affairs American military assistance Arms sales Credit El Salvador Export credit Foreign Trade and Investments

A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit military assistance under that Act, and to prohibit sales or credits under the Arms Export Control Act, to El Salvador.

Introduced: January 29, 1981 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs.
Feb 6, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Jan 29, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 29, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the furnishing of certain military aid under such Act to El Salvador. Prohibits extending credits, guaranteeing loans, making sales, and issuing export licenses to El Salvador under the Arms Export Control Act.

What's happening now February 6, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 9, 1981
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1509: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit military assistance under that Act, and to prohibit sales or credits under the Arms Export Control Act, to El Salvador.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1509/
MLA
"H.R. 1509: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit military assistance under that Act, and to prohibit sales or credits under the Arms Export Control Act, to El Salvador.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1509/.
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H.R. 1509, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1509/.
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[H.R. 1509: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit military assistance under that Act, and to prohibit sales or credits under the Arms Export Control Act, to El Salvador.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-1509/)
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