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HR 5069 97th Congress House International Affairs Crime prevention Embargo Exports Foreign Trade and Investments Imports Libya Terrorism Treaties

A bill to impose an embargo on trade between Libya and the United States.

Introduced: November 20, 1981 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 24, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Nov 20, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 20, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Nov 20, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs.
Nov 20, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Nov 20, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Nov 20, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 20, 1981
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should disassociate itself from foreign governments that promote terrorism.

Directs the President to support international actions to respond to Libya's policy of supporting international terrorism.

Imposes an embargo on all imports from Libya and on all exports, except food and medicine, to Libya.

Requires such embargo to end if the President certifies to Congress either that Libya is no longer committing a consistent pattern of terrorist activities or that the embargo threatens U.S. national security.

What's happening now November 24, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

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