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HJRES 89 98th Congress House International Affairs American military assistance Arms sales El Salvador Foreign Trade and Investments

A joint resolution to terminate United States military assistance and sales to El Salvador.

Introduced: January 25, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Feb 4, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Jan 25, 1983
Introduced in House
Jan 25, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Suspends: (1) the FY 1983 foreign military sales financing program, including loan guarantees, for El Salvador under the Arms Export Control Act; and (2) the international military education and training program for El Salvador under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Prohibits: (1) making available to El Salvador defense articles and defense services under the Arms Export Control Act or Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) selling arms and issuing export licenses' under the Arms Export Control Act to El Salvador; and (3) using the special draw down authority under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for El Salvador.

Provides that such suspension and prohibitions shall continue until Congress expressly authorizes the resumption of said military assistance and sales to El Salvador.

What's happening now February 4, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 10, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 89: A joint resolution to terminate United States military assistance and sales to El Salvador.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-89/
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"H.J. Res. 89: A joint resolution to terminate United States military assistance and sales to El Salvador.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-89/.
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H.J. Res. 89, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HJRES-89/.
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