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A bill to prohibit United States economic assistance for Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union and the United States have signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement which provides for…

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A bill to prohibit United States economic assistance for Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union and the United States have signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement which provides for significant and verifiable reductions in nuclear weapons.

Introduced: June 17, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jun 24, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Jun 24, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Jun 17, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 17, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy.
Jun 17, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jun 17, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits economic assistance to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) private commercial interests in the United States should refrain from making loans to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement; (2) the United States should not help if such loans are made and result in defaults; and (3) the President should seek agreements with our allies to halt the flow of economic assistance to Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union has signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement.

What's happening now June 24, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 17, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6636: A bill to prohibit United States economic assistance for Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union and the United States have signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement which provides for significant and verifiable reductions in nuclear weapons.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6636/
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"H.R. 6636: A bill to prohibit United States economic assistance for Warsaw Pact countries until the Soviet Union and the United States have signed a nuclear arms limitation agreement which provides for significant and verifiable reductions in nuclear weapons.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6636/.
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H.R. 6636, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6636/.
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