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A concurrent resolution declaring that the United States should support the peace initiatives of the four-nation Contadora group and should indicate its willingness to terminate the flow of arms into…

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A concurrent resolution declaring that the United States should support the peace initiatives of the four-nation Contadora group and should indicate its willingness to terminate the flow of arms into Central America in conjunction with other nations.

Introduced: July 27, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Aug 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Jul 27, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 27, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the United States to support the Contadora initiative, calling for: (1) the cessation of arms shipments and the withdrawal of foreign military advisers from Central America; and (2) a guarantee that the territory of any Central American state will not be used as a base for aggression against any other such state.

States that the United States should: (1) announce its willingness to pursue negotiations with Central American nations and to stop U.S. arms shipments; (2) offer technical assistance to the Contadora Group to verify any agreements; and (3) exert diplomatic efforts to persuade other involved governments to participate in the Contadora negotiations and to cease activities aimed at destablizing the existing Central American governments.

What's happening now August 4, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 21, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 151: A concurrent resolution declaring that the United States should support the peace initiatives of the four-nation Contadora group and should indicate its willingness to terminate the flow of arms into Central America in conjunction with other nations.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-151/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 151: A concurrent resolution declaring that the United States should support the peace initiatives of the four-nation Contadora group and should indicate its willingness to terminate the flow of arms into Central America in conjunction with other nations.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-151/.
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H. Con. Res. 151, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-151/.
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[H. Con. Res. 151: A concurrent resolution declaring that the United States should support the peace initiatives of the four-nation Contadora group and should indicate its willingness to terminate the flow of arms into Central America in conjunction with other nations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HCONRES-151/)
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