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A bill to suspend military assistance and sales to El Salvador until the Government of El Salvador has demonstrated its willingness, through the appointment of a Peace Commission, to enter into a…

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A bill to suspend military assistance and sales to El Salvador until the Government of El Salvador has demonstrated its willingness, through the appointment of a Peace Commission, to enter into a dialogue with the other parties to the conflict in that country and with other Salvadoran groups which are seeking an end to the conflict.

Introduced: March 22, 1983 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Mar 31, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on International Security and Scientific Affairs.
Mar 22, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 22, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Suspends military assistance and sales to El Salvador until El Salvador expresses a willingness to talk with civil and political organizations to end the conflict there. States that El Salvador shall not be considered to have demonstrated such a willingness unless a Peace commission comprised of high-level personnel from the army and other specified groups has been established and the Commission has tried to establish a dialogue with such civil and politiical organizations.

What's happening now March 31, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 19, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 19, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2232: A bill to suspend military assistance and sales to El Salvador until the Government of El Salvador has demonstrated its willingness, through the appointment of a Peace Commission, to enter into a dialogue with the other parties to the conflict in that country and with other Salvadoran groups which are seeking an end to the conflict.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2232/
MLA
"H.R. 2232: A bill to suspend military assistance and sales to El Salvador until the Government of El Salvador has demonstrated its willingness, through the appointment of a Peace Commission, to enter into a dialogue with the other parties to the conflict in that country and with other Salvadoran groups which are seeking an end to the conflict.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2232/.
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H.R. 2232, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2232/.
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[H.R. 2232: A bill to suspend military assistance and sales to El Salvador until the Government of El Salvador has demonstrated its willingness, through the appointment of a Peace Commission, to enter into a dialogue with the other parties to the conflict in that country and with other Salvadoran groups which are seeking an end to the conflict.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2232/)
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