S 354
97th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Agriculture in foreign trade
Congress and Congressmen
Congressional oversight
Congressional veto
Export controls
Exports
Farm produce
Foreign Trade and Investments
Presidential powers
Presidents and Vice Presidents
A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979.
Introduced: February 3, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 1981
Committee on Banking received executive comment from Commerce Department. Unfavorable.
Feb 6, 1981
Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Commerce Department; Agriculture Department.
Feb 3, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Banking.
Feb 3, 1981
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to require Congressional approval of any proposal to prohibit under such Act the export of agricultural commodities to a foreign country, other than in connection with a prohibition of all exports to such country. Limits the President's authority to restrict the export of goods and technology with military potential by forbidding the exercise of such authority to prohibit the export of agricultural commodities to any foreign country.
What's happening now
Committee on Banking received executive comment from Commerce Department. Unfavorable.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1