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HR 1877 98th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Congress and Members of Congress Congressional oversight Export controls Exports Foreign Trade and Investments International Affairs Terrorism

A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reimpose certain foreign policy export controls which ceased to be effective on March 1, 1982, September 15, 1982, and January 20, 1983.

Introduced: March 3, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 3, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 3, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reinstate certain export controls for one year. Authorizes the President to extend such controls.

Prohibits recission of a determination that a country is supporting international terrorism, unless the President submits a report to Congress justifying such recission and certifying that such a country has not supported international terrorism for the preceding 12-month period.

What's happening now March 11, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 7, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 7, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1877: A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reimpose certain foreign policy export controls which ceased to be effective on March 1, 1982, September 15, 1982, and January 20, 1983.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1877/
MLA
"H.R. 1877: A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reimpose certain foreign policy export controls which ceased to be effective on March 1, 1982, September 15, 1982, and January 20, 1983.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1877/.
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H.R. 1877, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1877/.
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[H.R. 1877: A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to reimpose certain foreign policy export controls which ceased to be effective on March 1, 1982, September 15, 1982, and January 20, 1983.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1877/)
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