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HRES 606 97th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Exports Foreign Trade and Investments International Affairs South Africa

A resolution condemning the Department of Commerce for granting licenses for the export of shock batons to South Africa in violation of provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Introduced: October 1, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Dec 16, 1982
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Oct 19, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Oct 14, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Oct 14, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 14, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Oct 1, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 1, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the Department of Commerce for granting a license for the export of shock batons to South Africa in violation of the Foreign Assistance Act.

What's happening now December 16, 1982

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Dec 10, 1982
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 1, 1982
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 1, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 606: A resolution condemning the Department of Commerce for granting licenses for the export of shock batons to South Africa in violation of provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-606/
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"H. Res. 606: A resolution condemning the Department of Commerce for granting licenses for the export of shock batons to South Africa in violation of provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-606/.
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H. Res. 606, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HRES-606/.
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